Under pressure from constant Ukrainian attacks, Russia orders the withdrawal of the Russian military from Kherson and the entire region around the city. A bitter territorial loss for Putin's troops. Chechen leader Kadyrov believes the step was the right decision.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has welcomed Russia's decision to withdraw troops from Kherson. General Sergey Surovikin made the right decision and "rescued a thousand soldiers from a virtual encirclement," Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel. Surovikin put his soldiers in a more strategic position.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced in Moscow on Wednesday that Russian troops would withdraw completely from the right bank of the Dnipro. Safe supply of the units had become unrealistic after several bridges were damaged by Ukrainian missiles. The Russian army is thus giving up an area of around 4800 square kilometers.
Kadyrov criticized the military leadership in the Kremlin and asked why this step was only taken now. Kherson is a very difficult area without the possibility of a stable, regular supply of ammunition and the formation of a strong, reliable rear guard. "Everyone knew that Kherson was a difficult battlefield from the first days of the special operation."
The soldiers of Kadyrov's units also reported that it was very difficult to fight in that area. "Yes, it can be held, some ammunition can be brought in, but the price will be many lives," Kadyrov said.
After the announced Russian troop withdrawal, Ukrainian troops advanced about seven kilometers in two sectors in the southern Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. The commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Valeriy Saluschnyi, said that around 264 square kilometers and twelve towns were recaptured.
