Ukraine’s military spy chief has said that invading forces are intent on drawing the local army into urban combat in the city
Russia’s army has not abandoned Kherson city and is instead reinforcing it ahead of a major battle, Ukraine’s military spy chief has said.
Major-General Kyrylo Budanov told the Ukrainska Pravda newspaper that Russian forces wanted to draw Ukraine’s army into urban combat in the south Ukrainian city.
“They are not leaving right now. They are preparing to defend,” he said. “They are creating the illusion that all is lost. Yet at the same time, they are moving new military units in.”
#Ukraine: A Ukrainian Sisu XA-185 amphibious armored personnel carrier (donated by Finland) and a previously captured BMP-3 IFV were destroyed by Russian anti-tank mines and direct fire in the vicinity of Opytne, #Donetsk Oblast. pic.twitter.com/29Sja4CSsw
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 24, 2022
