During the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction on November 9, 12 settlements were liberated. This information was confirmed by the General Staff in the morning of November 11 and the list was made public.
Yes, it was possible to liberate Dudchany, Pyatikhatky, Borozenske, Sadok, Bezvodne, Ishchenka, Kostromka, Krasnolyubetsk, Kalynivske, Bobrovy Kut, Bezymene and Blagodatne.
The offensive in this direction continues. Therefore, for reasons of security, the results of the operation will be officially announced later. Before that, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi reported on 41 liberated settlements of the Kherson region.
The General Staff reports that the occupiers continue to loot the settlements from which they are retreating, and also try to damage power lines, elements of transport and critical infrastructure of the Kherson region as much as possible.
In addition, in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region, the forced eviction of local residents from certain settlements continues. In the village of Zelenivka, the Russians forbade residents to move around the settlement and are enhancing the defense line system. In Tyagynka and Kozatske, the occupiers mined roads and infrastructure elements, there are facts of detonation of the civilian population.
- On November 9, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu ordered the Russian army to leave Kherson and the right bank of the Kherson region — the Russians “withdraw” to the left bank of the Dnipro at the suggestion of Sergei Surovikin and with the consent of Shoigu. Before the retreat, the occupiers blew up five main bridges in the region.
- The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces currently doesnʼt confirm or deny the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region. Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov believes that Russia will need at least a week to withdraw troops from Kherson.