Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson, the capital of the southern Kherson Oblast, and emphasized the recapture of strategic bases.
The Ukrainian side wants to gain momentum in the battle in the east, but the Russian army is expected to deploy troops that were withdrawn from Kherson to the east, and there is a view that the fighting will intensify as winter approaches.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Kherson, the capital of the southern Kherson Oblast, where Russian troops have withdrawn troops.
He also participated in the flag-raising ceremony, thanking the soldiers who took part in the recapture mission, and emphasized that the reversal offensive had recaptured strategic strongholds in the south.
He also expressed a desire to expedite the restoration of power and communications infrastructure destroyed by Russian forces.
As President Zelensky, with the Ukrainian military taking the initiative in the war situation, I would like to gain momentum in the future to recapture the areas controlled by the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
On the other hand, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 14th that it had seized Pauliuka in the western part of Donetsk, the capital of the eastern Donetsk Oblast, and indicated a stance to continue the invasion.
The American think tank War Research Institute said on the 13th that “President Putin seems to have approved the withdrawal from Kherson on the condition that the Russian troops withdrawn from Kherson will be sent to the east and occupy the entire Donetsk region. Fighting will intensify in the coming weeks as more soldiers arrive."
"Both sides are currently fighting in mud, which is notoriously difficult, but in the winter the ground freezes, making it easier for task forces to advance. As temperatures cool, the fighting is likely to intensify." He pointed out that the fighting will become even more intense as winter approaches.