If they can retake Kherson, the question is whether they can overrun Melitopol in time to relieve the troops besieged in Mariupol. Heck, maybe they attack Crimea to get the Russian troops around Mariupol to come to the rescue. It’s just amazing that Mariupol has held on for so long, given the way it’s right across the border from Russia.
Maripol is the Azov HQ. They are cut off and holding civilians hostage. They can’t surrender and they know it.
” It’s just amazing that Mariupol has held on for so long, given the way it’s right across the border from Russia.”
Mariupol is in the hands of the Ruskies now. The Donbas Nazis are surrounded and being choked off. As soon as the Donbas falls, it’s all over. The Uke thugs might want to find one of those humanitarian corridors while they can.
Ukraine needs to blow the E97 bridge in Kherson to cut off Russian resupply from Crimea. Things will be very difficult for KGB Putin with that bridge gone.
Essentially, there are no troops to relieve in Mariupol. Final mop up is in progress
We will probably see an increase in Ukrainian casualties
as a result of going on the offensive.
Again if Russia is as seemingly inept at defense as they
have been at offense it could go badly for them.