Local media: Russian troops blew up infrastructure facilities before leaving Kherson

Most (“Bridge”), a local news outlet based in Kherson, reports that, before retreating from the city, the Russian troops blew up a number of infrastructure facilities around Kherson.

According to local residents, several boiler rooms, the Oblenergo energy facility, and a TV broadcasting center have all been exploded by the retreating Russian forces. Although the television tower was at first believed to be intact, a later Telegram post said that it, too, has been destroyed.

Neither the Russian nor the Ukrainian side have taken official responsibility for the explosions.

In the morning on November 10, Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian Chief of Staff, stated that “Russia wants to turn Kherson into the city of death.” “The Russian troops will pass through everything they can, be it apartments or sewers. Their left-bank artillery plans to reduce the city to ruins,” said Podolyak.

• A day earlier, the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu ordered that the Russian troops be withdrawn from the right-bank part of the Kherson region. Next day, the Ukrainian army reported new advances in the region.
• The Russian Telegram channel Grey Zone, possibly connected with the Wagner Group, has announced the arrival of the first Ukrainian units in Kherson. This information is yet to be confirmed by other sources.

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