As Russian forces retreat in Kherson Oblast, they plant mines along roads
Russian forces, retreating in Kherson Oblast as the Ukrainian Armed Forces advance, are planting mines along roads and in settlements, including the city of Kherson.
Source: a source from a Ukrainian law enforcement agency in conversation with Ukrainska Pravda
Quote: "In Kherson [Oblast], the Russians are planting mines alongside roads and in settlements, including the city of Kherson itself.
To this end, FAB [air-dropped bombs] are being delivered to the area, and trunk lines are being laid along the roads." [It is unclear from the original quote how the FABs are to be used in the planting of the mines; one possibility is that they might be deployed to remotely deliver mines. The comment about trunk lines is similarly opaque in the original - ed.]
Background:
- On 4 November, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Kherson residents should be "taken out" of the city.
- On 9 November, Sergei Surovikin, the new commander of the Russian occupation forces in Ukraine, announced that the Russian Federation was transferring its troops to the left bank of the Dnipro River, which means that the Russians are leaving Kherson.
- Mykhailo Podoliak, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that a significant number of Russian military personnel remain in Kherson, and that Ukraine sees no signs that Russia will retreat without a fight, despite the statement given by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
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