Commentary by Russian military journalist Bris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] 1. From a military point of view, this is the most serious purely military defeat of the Russian Federation since 1991. In our case, this is already the 3rd serious military defeat after Balakleya and Krasny Liman. There are a number of issues related to the safety of the Kakhovskaya HPP after the withdrawal, the future of the Antonovsky Bridge and the North Crimean Canal, the evacuation of military equipment to the left bank, etc. etc.
2. The described reasons for the withdrawal of troops to the left bank are the result of problems that have taken place since the beginning of summer and, for various reasons, have not been eliminated. They stem from the failure to capture Nikolaev at the very beginning of the NWO, when the city was in a semi-encirclement, but due to various mistakes it was never taken.
3. Now the stake is obviously being placed on increasing the total strength of the grouping and releasing part of the forces operating on the right bank in the interests of offensive operations, which can be expected in late November-early December. If any operational successes are achieved there, they will, of course, justify the withdrawal from Kherson. But it is worth remembering that not only we "release" troops from the right bank, but also the enemy.
4. It is obvious that the surrender of the regional center of the Russian Federation will have tangible consequences for the public consciousness and the enemy will certainly use it. In the absence of foreseeable success with the occupation of large settlements and advancement during the winter offensive, a series of military failures will accumulate much more serious internal discontent than sanctions.
5. Of course, there is also a version about some kind of agreement with the Americans "ala Minsk-3", but so far there are no concrete actions on the part of the United States that would indicate this. So far, there are much more prerequisites for the continuation of intense hostilities.
6. It is possible to forget about any offensive actions in the direction of Odessa and Nikolaev in the foreseeable future at this stage.
7. The NWO obviously continues, there is no refusal from the stated goals of the NWO. Looking forward to the winter season.
All in all, a gloomy day. It has to be experienced. The scar on the heart will remain.
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Kherson hand over
[ColonelCassad] That's all. A decision was announced to withdraw the group of troops from the bridgehead to the Right Bank and leave Kherson.
Shoigu : The defense in the Kherson direction is stable, but there are some peculiarities Losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kherson direction are 7-8 times less than those of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The city of Kherson and adjacent settlements cannot be supplied and function. The most expedient option is to organize defense along the barrier line of the Dnieper River."
Shoigu: I agree. Proceed with the withdrawal of troops