Kyiv: Russia’s military has announced that it’s withdrawing from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, annexed by Moscow in September. The top Russian military commander in Ukraine, Gen. Sergei Surovikin, reported to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday that it was impossible to deliver supplies to the city of Kherson and other areas on the western bank, and Shoigu agreed with his proposal to retreat and set up defenses on the eastern bank.
The withdrawal from the city of Kherson is a major setback for Russia, it is the only regional capital Russian forces had seized during the eight-month war.
Earlier today, Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian occupation administration in Kherson, was killed in a car crash.
Earlier on Thursday, Kirill Stremousov, the Russian-installed deputy civilian administrator of the Kherson region said Russian forces are likely to abandon their foothold on the Dnipro`s west bank.
