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Regional governor and city's mayor deny Kherson has been occupied

02.03.22 14:30


Russia claims its troops have taken control of the Black Sea port city of Kherson.

 

Both the regional governor and the city's mayor say they are surrounded but deny Kherson has been occupied.

 

Capturing the city would be very significant, says military expert Dr Jack Watling - from the Royal United Services Institute - as it holds a strategic position on the Dnieper river which bisects Ukraine.

 

"As the Russians start to capture those key cities along the Dnieper... they will be able to prevent supplies moving form the west to the east to resupply Ukrainian military units that are fighting in the joint forces operations areas around the Donbas," explains Watling.

 

Russia will "start to strangle off the logistics for the Ukrainians" he adds.

 

Ukraine is claiming it has killed 5,840 Russian troops.

 

Its armed forces say the preliminary figures represent all losses inflicted on Russian forces since the beginning of the invasion.

 

The BBC cannot independently verify these claims, but the UK defence ministry believes that Moscow's forces have suffered heavy losses during its invasion of Ukraine.

 

The total Russian losses being claimed by Ukraine so far include: 5,840 troops, 30 aircraft, 31 helicopters, up to 211 tanks, 862 armoured patrol vehicles (APVs), 85 artillery systems, 9 anti-aircraft systems, 60 fuel tanks, 355 vehicles, 40 MLRS rocket launchers.

 

 

source: IPN 

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