Why Putin will fight for Kherson: Fresh water and land bridge to Crimea
Ukrainian officials have signaled that an assault on Kherson city — the only regional capital that Russia has managed to capture since its invasion began Feb. 24 — could be imminent. President Volodymyr Zelensky told Ukrainians to “expect good news” from the region, and another top official recently said he expects to retake the city by the end of the year.
Ukrainian-reclaimed territory through counteroffensives
Four illegally
annexed
regions where
Putin declared
martial law
Area held by
Russia-backed
separatists
since 2014
Annexed
by Russia
in 2014
Control areas as of Nov. 1
Sources: Institute for the Study of War, AEI’s Critical Threats Project, Post reporting
Ukrainian-reclaimed territory
through counteroffensives
Four illegally annexed
regions where Putin
declared martial law
Annexed by
Russia in 2014
Area held by
Russia-backed
separatists
since 2014
Control areas as of Nov. 1
Sources: Institute for the Study of War,
AEI’s Critical Threats Project, Post reporting
Four illegally
annexed
regions where
Putin declared
martial law
Separatist-
controlled
area since
2014
Ukrainian-reclaimed territory
through counteroffensives
Annexed by
Russia in 2014
Control areas as of Nov. 1
Sources: Institute for the Study of War, AEI’s Critical Threats Project, Post reporting
Ukrainian-reclaimed territory
through counteroffensives
Four illegally
annexed
regions where
Putin declared
martial law
Area held by
Russia-backed
separatists
since 2014
Annexed by
Russia in 2014
Control areas as of Nov. 1
Sources: Institute for the Study of War, AEI’s Critical Threats Project
Russia, however, has shown no indication that it is willing to give up the city, or the broader Kherson region, which carries enormous strategic and political importance for the Kremlin.
The Ukrainian armed forces said last week that Russia…
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