Russia is feigning withdrawals from Kherson to provoke Kyiv

• Ukrainian military: Russians are giving the impression that they are leaving Kherson in order to draw Ukrainian forces into street battle.
• Russian elite units and officers are moving their units to the left bank of Dnieper River, leaving the ones on the right bank no way to escape or evacuate.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military, Russians are giving the impression that they are leaving Kherson in order to draw Ukrainian forces into street battle in the crucial southern city, according to Natalia Humeniuk.

In an interview with Ukrainian media, Humeniuk stated that “Russian troops are trying very hard to convince everyone they are fleeing, but at the same time we are witnessing concrete evidence that they are staying.”

“There are military units that were based there, and a lot of military equipment is stationed there, and their battle positions are set there as well. The battle positions that were set on the left bank will be used for the support of the battle positions on the right bank.”

“We understand that Russians are trying to create an illusion of not being there in order to lure Ukrainian forces into the nearby settlements, and the settlements are usually where tough street fighting takes place,” she said.

“This is why we know, we see and we foresee what kind of narrative they are trying to feed us, and we are building up our own strategy accordingly,” Humeniuk noted.

According to Humeniuk, Russians are moving their elite units and officers to the left bank of Dnieper River, leaving the ones on the right bank no way to escape or evacuate. “They are leaving the units on the right bank to fight until their last breath,” she said.

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