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With news of a counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces to regain Kherson, Ukraine plans to improve its position on the battlefield before winter sets in.
The southern Ukrainian front is heating up as the Ukrainian army gathers forces and Western weapons to liberate their lands. In turn, Russians are regrouping and scrambling their demoralised troops to defend the Kherson region by all means, hoping to grab more territories before the upcoming winter season. Military experts are cautious in predicting the outcome and timeline of the much-awaited battle, but most agree that sooner or later, Ukraine will take back Kherson.
Why has Kherson fallen so fast into the Kremlin’s hands? What is it like to live under Russian occupation? And why is the battle for the Kherson region a milestone in this vicious war?