Slowly but surely, the decisive battle of Kherson looms.
"
Only since October 1 and only in the Kherson region,
more than 500 km² of territory and dozens of localities have been liberated
", welcomed Thursday evening President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his daily address to the population. .
If the Ukrainians have made a lot of progress since the beginning of the week, Thursday did not mark any clear progress in the area.
“
The Ukrainian forces regrouped yesterday and secured their gains
,” explains military historian Cédric Mas, who has been following movements on the ground with a keen eye since the start of the war.
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They proceeded to rotations of units and extensions of logistics chains: it is necessary to clear mines and restore roads and bridges, move artillery…
”, he specifies.
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For the time being, part of the Ukrainian troops is some 25 kilometers northwest of Kherson.
The two main points of effort move forward…
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