"The military situation under Cherson, from a Russian perspective, is bad. This is evidenced by the call of the co-operative authorities to evacuate civilians from the Chersonia area. They estimation that 50,000 or 60,000 people will leave in her first phase. There are going to be dense fighting and the Russians are expanding their defence lines. The crossings through Dniepr are damaged, by Ukrainian forces, making it hard for Russians to transport equipment or supplies to Kherson. In an interview, General Sergey Surowikin, commanding Russian forces in Ukraine, confirmed that the situation on the front was hard and that hard decisions could be expected. This may mean that the Russians are considering withdrawing from Chersonia," says Defence24.pl, Piotr Żochowski, expert at the Center for east Studies.
