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A senior Russian-appointed official in Kherson saying Russian troops will “most likely” withdraw to the east bank of the Dnieper River has led to an unclear situation in the southern Ukrainian region.
Speaking on Russian television Thursday, deputy head of the regional administration Kirill Stremousov said: “Most likely, our troops will be withdrawing to the east bank of the Kherson region.”
Yet he did not give a timeline for the withdrawal and, with no apparent signs of Russian troops on the west bank making any substantial movements to leave, the statement has caused confusion on the ground.
A resident of Kherson told CNN that as far as they could tell there is no mass withdrawal of Russian troops from the city, but there was unusual movement among Russian forces, with some checkpoints in the city having been removed.
The deputy head of Kherson regional council, Yurii Sobolevskyi, told CNN the Russians had “left some of their checkpoints in Chornobaivka, Stepanivka and Bilozerka (settlements to the north and west of the city, closer to the frontlines),” confirming that there are also “less checkpoints in Kherson.”
Sobolevskyi believes the statements about a possible withdrawal of troops is “more like a trap” as he sees “no mass withdrawal.”
A social media video from Kherson Thursday showed that the Russian flag was no longer flying at the main administration building. This video has been confirmed by Sobolevskyi.
The photo was taken today. The mysterious disappearance of you know what…” he said on Telegram.
A Russian reporter in the area disputed this, saying he drove around Kherson and this was “not a systemic phenomenon,” adding that the Russian flag still “hangs over other administrative buildings and educational institutions.”
“The roar of tanks moving in large numbers at night”: The Kherson resident, meanwhile, whose identity CNN is not disclosing for their own security, stated that “during the day there are very few large military…
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Source : cnn
