'The withdrawal brings significant reputational damage,' the British defense ministry said, and was a 'public recognition' of the problems Russian forces faced.
Ukraine has described the military gains it made on the day in which the country celebrated Moscow's retreat from Kherson amid reports that Russian forces had destroyed road and rail bridges.on Saturday morning that, over the previous 24 hours, Russia had lost 810 troops, taking the total death toll since the start of the full-scale invasion to more than 80,000.
A woman holds a slogan that reads"11/11/2022 - Kherson - Ukraine" in Maidan Square to celebrate the liberation of Kherson, in Maidan Square in Kyiv on November 11, 2022. Russian troops withdrew from the capital city of the southern Ukrainian region.The update also said that Russia had lost 24 tanks and 34 armored personnel vehicles. Ukraine's air force had made 16 strikes against Moscow's military, in which they targeted personnel, weapons and military equipment.
It comes as Kyiv's forces are reportedly completing the liberation of the western bank of the Dnieper River in Kherson Oblast, following the Russian withdrawal. Russia's Defense Ministry said that its forces had completed the withdrawal to the eastern bank of the river at 5 a.m. on Friday, although the Institute for the Study of War said some Russian soldiers are likely still on the west bank and scattered throughout the region.
"Ukrainian forces will complete the liberation of any areas not yet under their control rapidly," the U.S.-based think tank said on Friday.The ISW added that satellite imagery had backed up reports that, to block a Ukrainian advance towards the center of the Kherson region, Russian troops had destroyed bridges.
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