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lost Ukraine control the most Kherson overlooking the Black Sea, including its capital that bears its name, in the first weeks of the Russian operations that began on February 24, and the area was inhabited by about 300,000 people before the war.
Over the past days, Kyiv forces have been targeting the crossings on the river in an attempt to cut off Russian supply lines. Artillery hit the Daryevsky Bridge on the Nebro River, and Ukrainian forces, using weapons supplied by the United States, targeted the Ankunevsky Bridge, one of the two bridges controlled by Russia. .
Russian weapon "More powerful than missiles"
On the possibility of Ukraine regaining control of Kherson, political analyst Andrew Boyfield said that there is broad support from countries NATO Recently, I expect Kyiv to raise the morale of the allies with victories on the ground, so that there is no kind of material exhaustion without results, even if mere steadfastness is considered a gain.
Boyfield added to"Sky News Arabia"Russia is betting on an old weapon that is more powerful than the missiles supplied by the United States and its European allies to Ukraine, a factor of time, as Russia hopes that the West’s resolve will be weakened by the high global energy and food prices that the war helped fuel.
He pointed out that cutting off the Russian supply lines from Kherson may facilitate the process of regaining control of the city, especially in light of the anger inside the city against the Russians, as most of them speak Russian, but they view what is happening as a kind of "Occupation" who must be confronted.
Swinging balance of forces
In turn, the American expert on security and strategic affairs, Irina Zuckerman, said that: "Despite the recent losses, the morale of the Ukrainians appears high enough to attempt a dangerous offensive maneuver and regain the initiative to fight in the south. Such a development, if successful, would boost the morale of other Ukrainian forces and civilians alike, and send a major shake-up to the Kremlin.".
Zuckerman added to the site "Sky News Arabia"that "The balance of power is swinging in different parts of the countries, and Russia, which has been denied access to many key components of the weapons it produces, is increasingly forced to rely on outdated and substandard weapons, while Ukraine continues to receive increasingly sophisticated weapons.
She pointed out that "If Ukraine succeeds in taking Kherson, two scenarios may follow. Russia may soon resume a counterattack to retake the city, at which point no one is guessing whether it will devote sufficient time and resources to the effort, or will reduce its losses, at least temporarily, to regrouping. Elsewhere, perhaps in the more disparate regions such as the East, that Moscow needs to unite to succeed in establishing contiguous territorial control of Crimea and Moldova".
weakness point
In a statement to the Russian news agency (TASS), the deputy head of the pro-Russian administration in Kherson admitted that the Ankunevsky Bridge might collapse if the strikes continued on it.
Western officials described the bridge as "major weakness" In the Russian forces, and they reported that if this crossing was cut, the "The Russian forces that control Kherson will be isolated, and this is a painful military and political blow to Russia".
Kherson Governor’s Adviser, Serhiy Khelan, wrote on Facebook: "Every bridge is a weak point in the supply lines, and our armed forces are working efficiently to destroy enemy systems. This does not mean liberating Kherson, but it is an important step in preparing for that.".
One of President Zelensky’s defense advisers claimed that 1,000 Russian soldiers were surrounded by Ukrainian forces in the area, and Oleksiy Aristovich said that Russian soldiers had fallen in "tactical trick"near the village of Vizokopia in Kherson.
Russia took control of Kherson without much resistance at the start of the war, and it is believed that President Zelensky, last week, fired the director of security, Ivan Bakanov, because his services did not destroy the crossings on the Nebro River after fleeing the city.
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lost Ukraine control the most Kherson overlooking the Black Sea, including its capital that bears its name, in the first weeks of the Russian operations that began on February 24, and the area was inhabited by about 300,000 people before the war.
Over the past days, Kyiv forces have been targeting the crossings on the river in an attempt to cut off Russian supply lines. Artillery hit the Daryevsky Bridge on the Nebro River, and Ukrainian forces, using weapons supplied by the United States, targeted the Ankunevsky Bridge, one of the two bridges controlled by Russia. .
Russian weapon ‘stronger than missiles’
On the possibility of Ukraine regaining control of Kherson, political analyst Andrew Boyfield said that there is broad support from countries NATO Recently, I expect Kyiv to raise the morale of the allies with victories on the ground, so that there is no kind of material exhaustion without results, even if mere steadfastness is considered a gain.
Boyfield added to “Sky News Arabia”, that Russia is betting on an old weapon that is stronger than the missiles supplied by the United States and its European allies to Ukraine, which is a factor of time, as Russia hopes that the West’s resolve will weaken due to the high global energy and food prices that the war helped fuel it.
He pointed out that cutting off the Russian supply lines from Kherson may facilitate the process of regaining control of the city, especially in light of the anger inside the city against the Russians, as most of them speak Russian, but they view what is happening as a kind of “occupation” that must be confronted.
Swinging balance of forces
In turn, the American expert on security and strategic affairs, Irina Zuckerman, said that “despite the recent losses, the morale of the Ukrainians appears high enough to attempt a dangerous offensive maneuver and restore the initiative to fight in the south. Such a development, if successful, would strengthen the The morale of other Ukrainian forces and civilians alike, and a major shock to the Kremlin.”
Zuckerman added to “Sky News Arabia”, that “the balance of power fluctuates in different parts of the countries, and Russia, which has been denied access to many of the main components of the weapons it produces, is increasingly forced to rely on outdated and substandard weapons, while Ukraine continues Receive increasingly sophisticated weapons.
She pointed out that “if Ukraine succeeds in taking Kherson, two scenarios may follow, Russia may soon resume a counterattack to retake the city, at which point no one is guessing whether it will devote sufficient time and resources to this effort, or will reduce its losses, temporarily on At least, to regroup elsewhere, perhaps in more disparate regions such as the east, that Moscow needs to unite to succeed in establishing contiguous territorial control of Crimea and Moldova.
weakness point
In a statement to the Russian news agency (TASS), the deputy head of the pro-Russian administration in Kherson admitted that the Ankunevsky Bridge might collapse if the strikes continued on it.
Western officials described the bridge as a “major weakness” in the Russian forces, and reported that if this crossing was cut, “the Russian forces controlling Kherson will be isolated, and this is a painful military and political blow to Russia.”
Adviser to the Kherson governor, Serhiy Khelan, wrote on Facebook: “Every bridge is a weak point in the supply lines, and our armed forces are working efficiently to destroy enemy systems. This does not mean liberating Kherson, but it is an important step in preparing for that.”
One of President Zelensky’s defense advisers claimed that 1,000 Russian soldiers were surrounded by Ukrainian forces in the area, and Oleksiy Aristovich said that the Russian soldiers had caught up in a “tactical trick”, near the village of Vezokobya in Kherson.
Russia took control of Kherson without much resistance at the start of the war, and it is believed that President Zelensky, last week, fired the director of security, Ivan Bakanov, because his services did not destroy the crossings on the Nebro River after fleeing the city.