Shoigu and Surovikin announced the withdrawal of troops from Kherson and from the right bank of the Dnieper

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the withdrawal of troops from Kherson to the left bank of the Dnieper. Sergei Surovikin, commander of the joint group of special operations troops, said that the maneuver to withdraw troops would be carried out as soon as possible.

During the report at the command post of the joint group of troops, Mr. Surovikin told the Minister of Defense that the Ukrainian armed forces have plans to create a flood zone below the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.

“Comprehensively assessing the current situation, it is proposed to take up defense along the left bank of the Dnieper River,” said Sergei Surovikin (Kommersant has the public part of the report).

“I understand that this is a very difficult decision. At the same time, we will preserve, most importantly, the lives of our servicemen and the overall combat capability of the group of troops,” he added.

“In addition, part of the forces and means will be freed up, which will be used for active operations, including offensive ones, in other directions in the operation zone,” said Mr. Surovikin.

“I agree with your conclusions and suggestions. For us, the life and health of Russian servicemen is always a priority,” Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian troops began fighting for Kherson on February 24, the day the military special operation was announced in Ukraine. The city was taken on March 3 and until that time remained under the control of the Russian army.

During the report, Mr. Surovikin said that since August, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 9.5 thousand military personnel during attacks in the Kherson direction. “As you know, the attacking side suffers greater losses than the one that is on the defensive. In this case, our losses are 7-8 times less than those of the enemy,” Mr. Surovikin said.

President Vladimir Putin 30 September signed treaties on the inclusion of new territories in Russia, including the Kherson region. The region was annexed following a referendum, which was held from 23 to 27 September. At that time, 87.05% of voters were in favor of joining the Russian Federation.

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