There’s this statement on the social media post from the BBC:
Russia's military has been ordered to pull out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital captured since the invasion began in February.
Russia's commander in Ukraine, Gen Sergei Surovikin, said it was no longer possible to maintain supplies to the city.
The withdrawal means Russian forces will pull out entirely from the region on the western bank of the River Dnipro.
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As always it’s going to take a while to confirm this, so curb your enthusiasm till it is.
The report is updating practically in real time, so keep checking.
Do you suppose Russia picked today for this because of some other big story in the news — one that’s also not good news for them?
UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022 · 3:48:32 PM +00:00 · xaxnar
UPDATE: There’s now this additional bit:
"In these circumstances, the most sensible option is to organise the defence along a barrier line along the river Dnipro," Gen Surovikin told a meeting of senior military leaders.
The announcement came shortly after Russian media said the deputy leader of Kherson, Kirill Stremousov, had been killed in a car crash. Seen as one of the main cheerleaders of the occupation of Kherson, he had warned only six days ago that it was "most likely" that Russian forces would have to cross to the eastern bank.