The Ukrainian army gathered a large number of tank units to break through the Russian Kherson line

ANBOUND
3 min readNov 11, 2022

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Kung Chan, founder of ANBOUND

Zelensky and other senior Ukrainian officials refused to disclose details about the battle situation on the Kherson front, but there was still some news, which may to some extent show the reason and background of the Russian army’s sudden announcement to abandon Kherson.

According to information from all sides, the Ukrainian army gathered 200 tanks on November 9 and broke through the defense line of the Russian position. It is said that it broke all the way 30 km, which in turn caused the collapse of the Kherson Line.

The Russian defense line in Kherson and Crimea was mainly deployed on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, and the west bank of the Dnieper was mainly hard defended.

This time, the breakthrough of the Ukrainian army from the north prompted the Russian army to withdraw while fighting. In fact, the Russian army had no defensive line to rely on, and finally had to announce a retreat.

From the analysis of the current situation of the Russian army, it may be that the Russian army is in a state of stronghold defense, and it is best to be able to withdraw. The troops that could not be evacuated either surrendered or had to be defensive positions in place. However, these isolated strongholds did not last long. Overall, the Russian army is still at a disadvantage.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian army confirmed the breakthrough of the positions of the Russian army in Kherson, and the Russian army implemented a scorched earth policy.

The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that Ukraine has advanced about 36.5 kilometers into the Russian-occupied Kherson region, liberating more than 40 settlements. The General Staff of the Ukrainian army also said that Russian troops are strengthening their positions on the eastern bank of the Dnieper.

From various sources, it seems that the Russian army has built a deep cascade defense system on the other side of the Dnieper River in order to defend and defend the Crimea.

Sources from Crimea even revealed that the Russian army was actually digging trenches and building fortifications in the northern part of the Crimean Peninsula. This means that the war is burning into the Crimean Peninsula.

According to reports, the Russian army implemented a scorched earth policy when withdrawing. Russian troops blew up the TV center in Kherson, destroyed the infrastructure. Russian forces also reportedly blew up an energy facility in the region.

The Ukrainian army fiercely shelled the Dnieper River crossing, and the morale of the Ukrainian army was high, singing and dancing.

It is reported that the fleeing Russian troops are concentrated at the Dnieper crossing around the Antonivka and Kakhovka hydroelectric power stations. Ukrainian artillery is now targeting these crossings with precision shelling to destroy as many Russian troops as possible.

As can be seen from social media, the morale of the Ukrainian army is high, and various videos of songs and dances to celebrate the victory continue to appear. Ukrainian soldiers used all the tools behind, such as shovels and metal stoves, to play and dance and celebrate victory. Compared to Kherson, one of the four states that Putin announced in a huge way not long ago, the situation is very emotional. Intimidation really doesn’t work at all.

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