"Easy to fire the city": Russian invaders are preparing Kherson for a great battle - nyt

Journalists write that locals are stored with products in anticipation of large -scale fighting. Many are afraid that the Russians are preparing to destroy the city. Russian and Ukrainian troops are preparing for Kherson battle. The locals who remain in the city are stored with food and fuel to somehow secure their survival. About it writes The New York Times. The publication writes that the number of Russian patrols and checkpoints has sharply decreased in the city center.

Local people told reporters that most citizens preferred to leave the settlement. The Russian flag was removed from the main administrative building of Kherson. "On the one hand, I was glad, and on the other, I am afraid that anarchy will begin now," said Kherson resident named Alexander, talking to journalists. He also stated that he would not be safely moving Kherson in the near future. The publication writes that Russian troops did not leave the area.

In recent days, Russian forces have been noticed that strengthen defensive positions outside the city. The movement of heavy Russian artillery to the east bank of the Dnieper River is reported. This may indicate preparation for the destruction of the city in the event of a breakthrough in the Armed Forces. "I think they bring out their staff so that in the event of a breakthrough of defense borders it is easy to fire the city," said Kherson resident named Ivan journalists.

The material said that most Russian military commanders left Kherson together with the civilian occupation administration. Because of this, most Russian troops on the right bank of the Dnieper were demoralized. Many of these Russian servicemen in Kherson are recently mobilized reservists who "are terribly treated and not ready for". According to journalists, the Kherson do not panic, although they believe that hostilities will soon begin in the city.

According to the head of the regional administration Galina Lukhov, the Russians stole almost all communal property. Furniture, stationery and even plumbing were taken away. According to her, all the looted vans that arrived at the beginning of the war with humanitarian aid. Earlier, Focus wrote that Putin was waiting for a severe critic on the part of the "patriots" of the Russian Federation when the Armed Forces would be released by Kherson.

Western officials believe that Russia will take troops from Kherson. At the same time, Putin tries to reassure those who sharply criticize the military leadership of the Russian Federation for the failures and indecisively the war. We will also remind that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation restored the practice of barrier units. The tactics of Russian troops - to keep defensive positions until death, the intelligence officers say.