Posted on 11/03/2022 8:18:27 AM PDT by dennisw
Putin sacks ANOTHER top general, Western officials say Russia is in advanced stages of planning retreat from Kherson, officials believe 'Reinforcements' are actually conscripts designed to cover the retreat, they said If retreat happens, Russia will try to play it off as 'evacuation' to protect civilians Meanwhile Russian General Lapin has 'probably' been sacked, officials added
Russia is planning to retreat from the city of Kherson and play it off as a civilian evacuation, Western officials said today.
Putin's troops are in the advanced stages of preparing for the retreat, the officials said, having moved conscripts into the city to cover the backs of the fleeing soldiers and beefed up defences on the other side of the Dnipro River.
While no final call has been made, officials believe Russian commanders have decided that Kherson 'is not worth defending' and that fleeing to better positions across the Dnipro will improve their chances of holding on as winter falls.
They spoke as footage emerged from Kherson showing a Russian flag that has been flying over city hall for months has suddenly disappeared.
Meanwhile Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, head of Russia's central military district now thought to be responsible for defences in Donbas, has 'probably' been sacked.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
obody in the history of warfare has ever deliberately given up a bridgehead across a major river just so they can recross it later to inflict more casualties during the crossing.
If Russia does withdraw, it will be because it is much easier to defend the east side of the river. Unless Russia was planning a major drive north and west from Kherson, it made no sense to hold on to that bridgehead. Simple as that.
That is not even the focus here. We’re talking about the imminent capture of Kherson.
Correct.
Part of the overall Narrative.
The Narrative is like a Russian artillery barrage.
It goes on and on and on, hour after hour, day after day, week after week without stopping, until the desired Result is achieved.
Fact: Russia lost more troops in the last week in the Ukraine, than the USA lost during 20 years in Afghanistan. The three highest single days of the war were in the last week.
A higher rate of Russian personnel losses is emerging as a characteristic of this next phase of the war, where masses of mobniks are used to fill capability gaps from the deterioration of other Russian combat capabilities, like Artillery and Close Air Support.
You're full of it, BooBoo.
Your posts on FR always read like a government office press release.
I wonder why that is? Hmmmmmmmmmm?
“Nobody in the history of warfare has ever deliberately given up a bridgehead across a major river just so they can recross it later to inflict more casualties during the crossing.”
I know really, the putard nonsense posted here would make Baghdad Bob blush....
“The Russian war strategy is ALWAYS to destroy the other side’s army.”
Didnt you say the Russian strategy was to take the entire Ukrainian coast line a few months ago?
I hadn’t thought about that, but you may be on to something as part of the gay lifestyle is to defend their ‘brothers’, regardless of what they do, I guess including starting wars.
One flag missing from one building and “ the Russians are running”
Geez
Plenty of photos showing business as usual in Kherson…with RU flags
But…officials expect a big battle…soon
When mobilized Russians ready
More like centuries ….in Russian warfare tactics
That is not Maureen McCormick. Is it?
Yes, yes it is Maureen McCormick [Marcia Brady].
Except, when they presented their evidence of a false flag, one bit of it turned out to be twelve year old stock footage of some smoke alarms from Bulgaria.
Russia didn’t have jack shit. As usual, they bigged up the existence of a Kraken, which turned out to be a kindergarten level crayon drawing.
The FR mouthbreathers on geopolitics weigh in with their clever memes.
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