Richard Shirreff considers the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kherson region a “serious defeat” for the Kremlin.
The loss of Kherson is a “huge shame” for Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is what the former Deputy Supreme Commander of NATO forces, British General Richard Shirreff, said as reported on November 10 by Sky News.
“Kherson was the first city to be captured. He (Putin) announced with great joy that there will be Kherson province – and here is a big defeat. It means that the Russians are behind, it means that the Ukrainians got coast of the Black Sea. This means a big defeat for the Russian army “, – said the military.
According to Shirreff, the recent events in the Kherson region are likely to have a “dramatic” effect on the morale of the Russian army.
“Any form of retreat like this will hit military morale. In any case, we’ve seen Russian morale take a hit as a result of mass mobilization of untrained conscripts willingly thrown into the line of fire. It won’ I will not help all the reasons of Russia. All this will go to the help of the Ukrainians,” the general was sure.
It will be recalled that on November 9, the Minister of Defense of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, ordered the withdrawal of troops from the right bank of the occupied Kherson region “to save the military life and the fighting ability of the group of troops.”
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that at the moment they cannot refute or confirm the information about the so-called withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that “everything is going according to plan”
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Source: korrespondent
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