Ukraine, 11-10-22

First, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Guardian, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Moscow Times, National Public Radio, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. Then, two items of more overtly partisan reporting and analysis. — MCM

–   –   –

Russia claims pullout from occupied city; Ukraine skeptical, by Sam Mednick | AP  KYIV — Russia’s military said Wednesday it will withdraw from the only Ukrainian regional capital it captured, but Kyiv was skeptical and an analyst warned this could be a ruse to lure the country’s forces into a deadly trap. A forced pullout from the city of Kherson would mark one of Russia’s worst setbacks in the 8-month-old war. Ukrainian authorities . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Russian booby traps turning Kherson into ‘city of death’, says Ukrainian official. From the Guardian. Mikhailo Podolyak,  adviser to the head office of Ukraine’s president, tweeted that Russia “wants to turn Kherson into a ‘city of death’”. He claimed that the Russian military “mines everything they can: apartments, sewers”, and that “artillery on the left bank” of the Dnieper River “plans to turn the city into ruins”. He said . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Russia’s war hawks rally behind decision to abandon Ukrainian city of Kherson, by Mark Trevelyan | Reuters * Russian troops to fall back from western bank of River Dnipro * Decision means handing back strategic city of Kherson * Retreat is a humiliation for Moscow’s military top brass * But leading war hawks say it was wise and necessary | LONDON — Russia’s leading war hawks on Wednesday swiftly rallied behind the decision to abandon the Ukrainian city of Kherson, putting a brave face on one of Moscow’s most humiliating retreats in nearly nine months of war. The pullout proposed by General Sergei Surovikin, appointed last month to take overall charge of Russia’s war effort, means . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Ukraine says it has retaken 12 villages in Kherson since Wednesday. From AFP. Ukraine said today its forces had reclaimed a dozen towns and villages in the southern Kherson region after Russian forces announced they were pulling back troops from the strategic territory. Ukrainian general Valeriy Zaluzhny said Ukraine’s forces had recaptured six settlements after fighting near Petropavlivka-Novoraisk and another six in the Pervomaiske-Kherson direction, capturing more than 200 square kilometers (75 square miles) from Russian forces

–   –   –

Deputy head of Russian-occupied Kherson region dies in car crash, by Anastasia Tenisheva| The Moscow Times Kirill Stremousov, the vocal deputy head of the Moscow-installed administration in the occupied Kherson region of Ukraine was killed Wednesday in an apparent car accident, according to local officials. Stremousov, known for his strongly anti-Ukrainian rhetoric . . . READ MORE . . .
–   –   –
Ukraine is skeptical of Russian claims that it is withdrawing from Kherson. Reported by Leila Fadel and Jason Beaubien | NPR  Russian officials made an announcement that they are withdrawing troops from the key city of Kherson. The city is the capital of a region Russia claims to have annexed. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

Russian retreat from Kherson would be another Ukraine victory  – NATO chief. From AFP. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says he is waiting to see how Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson plays out, but if confirmed, it would be “another victory for . . . Click HERE to read and watch brief video.

–   –   –

Zelensky’s readiness for talks with Russia points to rift within NATO — Turkish newspaper columnist. From Tass. ANKARA — Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s readiness for negotiations with Russia is indicative of a split in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to Baris Doster, a columnist for Turkey’s opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper. “Finally, something that was expected happened. As key . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Ruzzia calls army out from Kherson, Ukrainian army may be trapped. Reported by Denys Davydof | DenysDavydov24h Click HERE for illustrated video commentary from yesterday.

–   –   –

Hungarian objections to EU aid for Kiev regime in line with what most Europeans think, by Drago Bosnik | South Front The bureaucratic empire in Brussels seems to be pushing all the wrong buttons in regards to Budapest. The European Union’s failed attempts to force it into submission are effectively being laughed off in Hungary. The bloc’s . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

MAY BE CONTINUED