The Pentagon claimed: Ukraine has the ability to recover the Kherson region from Russia

As reported by IRNA from Reuters, Austin said in a press conference with his South Korean counterpart: “As for whether the Ukrainians can take the remaining territory on the west side of the Dnipro River and in Kherson, I certainly believe that they have the ability to do so.” .

Kherson province, with an area equal to Belgium, which acts as the gateway to the Crimean Peninsula (which was annexed to Russia before the war) by land, was captured by Russian forces in the early days of the war.

Bisected by the mighty Dnieper River, the province was the first region in Ukraine to be fully occupied by Russia, where Moscow stationed tens of thousands of troops.

Russia’s control over part of the west bank of the Dnieper is particularly important because it provides an opportunity to advance further into northern and western Ukraine.

But in recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have recaptured dozens of villages and towns on the West Bank, and have been very careful about bridges (bridges that were built over the river before and before the start of the war), temporary military bridges and ships across the Dnieper and The supply depots of the Russian army were hit in this area.

Therefore, in the last 10 days, Moscow and Kherson provincial authorities have asked tens of thousands of civilians living on the east bank of the Dnieper River to move to Crimea or the Russian mainland.

Russia has announced that so far about 70,000 people have been voluntarily evacuated and they will be issued a free settlement certificate anywhere in Russia they wish.