On

October 1, Ukrainian soldiers managed to regain control over 41 settlements in the

Kherson direction .

The advance of Ukrainian troops into the depth of the enemy's defense is up to 36.5 km, and up to 1,381 square km of territory has been liberated.

This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.

Only during the past day, November 9, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated 12 settlements in the Kherson direction.

The day before, the Ukrainian army advanced seven kilometers in the direction of Petropavlivka-Novoraisk and returned up to 107 square kilometers of territory.

In this direction, the Armed Forces liberated 

six

settlements from the occupiers. 

In the direction of Pervomaiske-Kherson, the Ukrainian defenders advanced seven kilometers and liberated 157 square kilometers of land.

The Armed Forces took control

 of six settlements

.

The situation in the Kherson region 

In Russia, on November 9, they announced that they were withdrawing the army

 from Kherson to the left bank.

American 

General Mark Milley says that Washington is already

 seeing the first signs of this process.

Meanwhile, the General Staff notes:

the information about the departure of the Russians from Kherson

can neither be denied nor confirmed.

Currently, the counteroffensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region are still ongoing

.

Analysts of the American Institute for the Study of War believe that

 Russia  is retreating

is trying to delay the armed forces,

 but not to completely stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

On the other hand, British intelligence notes that

the occupying forces will be vulnerable when crossing the Dnieper.

The process is likely to last several days with defensive positions and artillery fire. 

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