The retreat from Kherson -- the only regional capital that the invaders had managed to capture and that too in the very early days -- even if it has been extensively mined, cannot but have a strong negative impact on the morale of those Russians still giving raucous support to Putin--the modern Tsar! More so because only the other day, with big fanfare, four regions of invaded Ukraine were "annexed" by Russia (ref.: < https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/09/30/putin-declares-russias-annexation-of-occupied-ukraine-lashes-out-at-west-a78937>) with this city very much included.
Another important point is that it also shows up how Putin was bluffing wild when he boisterously claimed that his threat to use nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory was no bluff (ref.: < https://tass.com/politics/1511081>), almost on the immediate eve of "annexation". <<*Russia's defence ministry says it has completed the withdrawal of troops from the key city of Kherson in Ukraine's south *All soldiers were moved across the Dnipro river to the eastern bank early this morning, the defence ministry in Moscow said *No military equipment or weapons were left behind on the west bank, it added *Kherson remains the only regional capital to have been captured by Russia since the invasion began in February, so losing it is a significant blow *Pictures from the ground appears to show that the bridge used by Russian troops to evacuate has been destroyed *It's unclear what caused the bridge to collapse, some Russian sources claim that they destroyed it themselves, having completed the withdrawal process *Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said overnight that Ukrainian forces had retaken dozens of towns and villages as they advanced towards Kherson city *Moscow's commander in Ukraine announced the withdrawal on Wednesday saying it wasn't possible to continue supplying the city>> (Excepted from: <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63576212>.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZgHWBizVNWFNx9wLik9BBAZZf%2BChJo71Fpk%2BFzo2x6_Zg%40mail.gmail.com.
