Zelensky, flanked by soldiers, sang the national anthem in central Kherson as a Ukrainian flag was raised over the city — the only regional capital that had fallen to Russia since February's invasion.
The retreat was a major blow for the Kremlin, puts Ukrainian forces close to or within artillery range of parts of occupied Crimea, and takes Russia's broader objective of controlling Ukraine's entire coastline off the table, at least for the time being, says Dara Massicot, a Russia analyst at the Rand Corporation.
Having pulled out of Kherson, Moscow's strategy "now seems to be to extend the war," says Michael Kofman, an expert on Russia's military at CNA.President Biden has said the fall of Kherson and the arrival of winter will give both sides a chance to "lick their wounds" and decide whether to "compromise."winter could present a window for peace talks. Others in the administration continue to emphasize the need to help Ukraine to keep the pressure on militarily.
Penned in by the broad Dnieper River after advancing Ukrainian forces destroyed all bridges into Kherson but one, Russian forces faced two options: "controlled retreat or catastrophic encirclement," says Massicot. Putin left it to his defense minister and top military commander to explain the retreat last week. Kremlin-aligned pundits have
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