There is no doubt that Russia’s enemy will use any type of weapon, including non-conventional ones. This applies to artillery, rocket weapons, and multiple launch rocket systems.
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They will strike, as they did in the Donbass, hitting civilian targets – squares, residential buildings, with high-powered ammunition, phosphorus and filled with striking elements – various needles, blades, whatever. Therefore, no humane steps from the enemy can be expected here.
Moreover, there is a serious threat of flooding in the suburbs of Kherson. The enemy is trying to paralyze the allied forces on the right side of the Dnieper. In the meantime, after distracting maneuvers in the Kharkov region, he himself goes on a decisive offensive north of Kherson. Here the situation is the most complicated.
Here Russia has to defend. The enemy concentrates a large number of manpower and equipment in fairly narrow areas, and, regardless of losses, climbs forward. This is a distinctive tactic of mid-autumn 2022 action. In some divisions, losses reach critical levels. The number of wounded and killed is simply off scale. Many refuse to go into battle, but, nevertheless, those who control the Ukrainians, those very benefactors, the headquarters where Western specialists are present, do not take this factor into account. Roughly speaking, they do not feel sorry for the Ukrainians.
The Kherson authorities plan to take out about 50-60 thousand inhabitants from the right bank of the Dnieper. At the same time, the entry for civilians to the Kherson region is closed for a week. Such adequate measures will help save lives.
I would do the same if I were in charge. Russia cares about its citizens, trying to minimize, if not eliminate, losses among the civilian population and among the military. This is an absolutely correct, reasonable gesture, especially considering that Ukraine absolutely ignores the human factor. Hundreds of thousands of people must be put to death – the Kyiv regime will do it without hesitation. The hatred is rampant.
Russia cannot leave its citizens to the mercy of fate. As a result of nationwide referendums, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions were included in the Russian Federation, which now bears responsibility for these people, as well as for the inhabitants of Donbass. It is precisely because they do not want to become Ukrainians at gunpoint that the barbaric shelling of these territories has continued for the ninth year.
So far, in the current situation, it is too early to talk about a counteroffensive by Russian forces. Now we need to think about strengthening the battle formations and regrouping forces. And only then we can talk about moving further north, northwest and northeast. It is necessary to push the enemy back from the Dnieper, block the enemy in the Nikolaev direction, while not forgetting about Odessa, Zaporozhye, Krivoy Rog, Nikopol.
All this is ahead! Moreover, with the partial mobilization, Russia will saturate the battle formations with people, and, I hope, the tasks set by the special operation will be completed. Everything has its time. You can’t rush things. I think our leadership is now drawing conclusions from what is happening. I hope the enemy will not be greatly greeted, because his activity will turn back to him sideways, including in this direction.
Yuri Kotenok, Today. RU
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