Shoigu orders to withdraw Russian troops from Kherson, retreat to Dnipro's left bank

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and the commander of the occupying Russian forces, Sergey Surovikin, agreed at a meeting that the Russian troops would withdraw to the left bank of the Dnipro River, where they would build a "line of defense", Russian state media reports.

“The decision on defense on the left bank of the Dnipro River is not easy, but at the same time, we will preserve the lives of our soldiers and the combat capability of the troops. The maneuver will be carried out in the near future. The military will occupy prepared defensive lines on the left bank of the Dnipro River,” Surovikin explained Russia’s 'goodwill gesture'.

• The Russian Armed Forces soldiers, dressed in civilian clothes, relocate civilians and strengthen positions inside Kherson for street battles.

• Previously, the administration of the president of the Russian Federation prepared manuals for Russian propagandists, which indicated how to talk about the reasons for a possible escape from Kherson.