Cherson’s residents are waiting for their liberation

There is still little to be seen of it, but the Ukrainian government announced its counter-offensive on Cherson about a month ago. President Volodymyr Zelensky is said to have ordered his military to recapture the Russian-occupied city with the help of Western weapons. This is what Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said in an interview with the British “Sunday Times”.

Just a few weeks earlier, American Himars rocket launchers had arrived in Ukraine, they should become the new trump card against the Russian occupiers. And in fact, simply by announcing the counter-offensive, Ukraine persuaded Russia to change its military strategy.

Since the beginning of August, Russian troops have been preparing for a Ukrainian counterattack. According to the Institute for the Study of War, this is now “the first time” that Ukraine has played an active role in determining the course of the war.

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