"Used as cannon meat": the Russian Federation pulls to Kherson mobilized Russians - Budanov

Russia is preparing for street battles in the regional center. However, the withdrawal of Russian units from the right bank of the Dnieper will accelerate when the Armed Forces will be taken under artillery control of the dam through Kakhovsk hydroelectric power station, the head of the GUR said. Russia continues to export the occupation administration from Kherson and surrounding areas. However, it introduces into a passionate city of recently mobilized Russians, they are used as "cannon meat".

This was stated by the head of the intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov in an interview with CNN. According to him, the Russian Federation is preparing for street battles in the regional center. However, he noted that the Armed Forces "realize and understand the complexity of their position" and do not want to be completely surrounded.

Budanov added that the withdrawal of Russian troops from the right shore of the Kherson region will accelerate when the Ukrainian army will take under artillery control of the dam through the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. "Therefore, all our battle units are moving towards Kherson and a new Kakhovka," said the head of GUR.

We will remind, on October 24 Budanov stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are not going to leave Kherson in the near future, but prepare it for defense. According to him, occupation administrations, cash and financial institutions are removed from the city in case you need to quickly depart. On October 26, the Minister of Defense Alexei Reznikov said that the offensive of the Armed Forces in the Kherson region slowed down due to rain.