Ukrainian military expert Petro Chernyk commented on the high-profile news about Shoigu's order to withdraw the occupying troops from Kherson to the left bank of the Dnieper.

He does not rule out that this situation may turn out to be a trap. 

A military expert said this in a comment to TSN.ua.

"Everything is possible. I will draw a historical parallel. Something similar happened in January 1995, when the Russians stormed Grozny. Four large convoys entered Grozny, reached the center, took Dzhokhar Dudayev's palace, as a result, the Chechens hid in the city, blocked the main overpasses and small destroyed the Russians in groups. We lost then 1.5 thousand to 2 thousand killed, almost 5 thousand wounded, more than 260 pieces of equipment. Our military command should be more attentive, and the society should not raise the bar of expectation," - believes Chernyk. 

The military expert emphasized that the Russians can repeat the same thing in Kherson. 

"Common sense is the key to our victory. I am sure that our military understands everything adequately, 100%. The enemy is very vile and despicable. We can think that he has left, but he can arrange fire nests in the basements and wait for manpower and equipment I have some personal experience and understand that fighting in the city is hell," says Petro Chernyk.

Shoigu's statements about the withdrawal of troops from the right bank of the Kherson region

On November 9, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Serhiy Shoigu, ordered the commander of the so-called "special operation" in Ukraine, Surovikin, to begin the withdrawal of troops across the Dnipro River.

The occupiers will allegedly leave the Right Bank in the near future.

It also became known that the occupiers began to blow up bridges before retreating.

At least 5 crossings were blown up in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.

Also, on November 9, Kremlin propagandists announced the liquidation of Kherson Oblast Deputy Gauleiter Kyryl Stremousov.

He allegedly died in a road accident.

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