Kherson is the same city where regular citizens keep leaving posters threatening to cut the soldier’s throats and where the installed government there has decided to skip even trying to fake a referendum.
None of it really matters as there’s nothing dumber than annexing a city before the conflict is even over. Ukraine has or will liberate Kharkiv Oblast in the next day or two. The offensive in Izyum has already collapsed. And Ukraine still hasn’t brought out its fresh reserves for its counter offensive yet.
So much for the mighty Russian army
“Regular citizens”, LOL. Are you getting ready for the American weapons to return on the home turf via the southern border?
And Ukraine still hasn’t brought out its fresh reserves for its counter offensive yet.
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Mostly because the UA has no arms or kit to give them. Best the UA can do is Maxim machine guns from WWI, Soviet era DP-27 machine guns, Enfield rifles, and Soviet WWII helmets. Ammo is very low, fuel is scarce and many bridges are destroyed, along with many locomotives - rail is the quickest and most efficient way to move across Ukraine.