The former commander of US troops in Europe, Ben Hodges, said that in January the Armed Forces of Ukraine will withdraw from the occupation of Melitopol and Mariupol.
The liberation of Kherson would allow the Ukrainian military to strike from HIMARS against the Russians outside Crimea. This was announced by the former commander of US forces in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges on Twitter.
This, according to him, will weaken the defense of the occupiers and affect further de-occupation.
“HIMARS will soon open fire from Kherson. The approaches to Crimea are within reach. This will weaken the Russian defense, while the “left wing” of the counter-offensive will take Mariupol and Melitopol in January. Then the decisive stage of the campaign … the liberation of Crimea begins,” he said. Hodges.
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He also noted that the provision of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, which would allow our troops to strike Russian military bases in temporarily occupied Crimea from Kherson, could play an important role.
HIMARS will soon open fire on Kherson. Strategies in Crimea are on the horizon. This will lower the Russian/LOC defenses while the “left wing” counter-offensive takes Mariupol and Melitopol in January. Then the decisive phase of the campaign begins…the liberation of Crimea. https://t.co/UBk5Lc5JIO
— Ben Hodges (@general_ben) November 12, 2022
Earlier, the General Staff reported that the enemy was building defenses on the left bank. At the same time, the invaders continued offensive operations in the directions of Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky.
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