In London, two factors were cited as probable confirmation of this.
Although the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi declares that the troops of the Russian Federation do not plan to independently leave the temporarily occupied Kherson, British intelligence believes that such factors as the removal of the civilian population from the city and the remains of the burial of the Russian statesman of the 18th century Prince Grigory Potemkin, on the contrary, indicate that the occupiers may to speed up the exit from the city. This is according to the latest intelligence report published on Twitter.
“In Russian national identity, Potemkin is closely associated with the Russian conquest of Ukrainian lands in the 18th century and underscores the importance that Putin almost certainly attaches to the alleged historical justification for the invasion. This symbolic removal of Potemkin and the exodus of the civilian population likely predates Russia's intentions to accelerate withdrawal from of this district,” the report says.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 29 October 2022
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Recall that the Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov stated that the rainy weather slowed down the advance of the Armed Forces in the Kherson region, and our defenders on the south successfully uses the tactics of small steps. He added that the Defense Forcescontrol all bridges in Kherson, so the Russian invaders will not be able to escape.
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Kyrylo Budanov, head of the GUR of the MoD, said that the war started by Russia against Ukraine must end by the summer. He also noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will still win large-scale victories before winter. It will probably be the liberation of the city of Kherson. Confidence in this is also strengthened by the fact that the commander of the occupation forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, General Sergey Surovikin, confirmed that the situation at the front, including in the Kherson region, can be characterized as tense.
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