Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov predictіts how long it will take liberate Kherson

He told about this in an interview with The Drive. 

"Most likely, the operation to liberate Kherson will last until the end of next month," Budanov said. 

He emphasized that currently, the most trained and combat-capable Russian units are located in Kherson. 

“A large share of them are from airborne troops of the Russian Federation, Russian special operation forces and the naval infantry, so the most capable units that Russia has. Those units form the backbone of the grouping and it's being strengthened by the mobilized personnel also. Its combat component is about 40,000,” Budanov noted. 

He warned that if Kherson is lost, the Russian occupiers could partially blow up The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam.  

“In our assessment, if such a decision is taken, they will only blow up the road that goes over the dam to make it impossible to use for our vehicles and also the water locks of the dam which will cause only a partial ruination of the facility. This might happen when we take Kherson and if they decide to withdraw. After withdrawal from the west bank, they might turn to doing it to obstruct our advancement to the east bank,” Budanov explained.