* Shoigu was pictured in Ukraine with 'General Armageddon' Sergei Surovikin
* The pair met at an undisclosed military base in territory occupied by Russia
* Comes as Russian marines said catastrophic planning by led to unit's massacre
* They wrote in a letter that their generals had treated them as 'cannon fodder'
* Russia has stepped up missile and drone attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks
* But Putin's forces are facing fierce counterattacks in Donetsk and Kherson
Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu today visited his military's command centre on Ukrainian soil as Putin's troops continue to be pressed back in occupied territories.
Images released by the defence ministry showed Shoigu studying a series of documents alongside 'General Armageddon' Sergei Surovikin at an undisclosed location in occupied Ukraine.
Surovikin was appointed overall commander of Russia's armed forces by Putin exactly one month ago, having earned his ominous title overseeing the brutal destruction of Aleppo amid the Russian intervention in Syria.
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WNU Editor: The only reason why Sergei Shoigu is there is because something big is about to happen. Judging by how grim all the soldiers look in the above video, my guess is that Russia is going to hear some bad news in the next day or two.
Update: Yup. As I am writing this I am seeing news reports that Russian military forces have been ordered out of the city of Kherson. This is a major defeat for the Russian military. IMHO the biggest one of the war.
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https://twitter.com/Podolyak_M/status/1590379076464041984
"Actions speak louder than words. We see no signs that Russia is leaving Kherson without a fight. A part of the ru-group is preserved in the city, and additional reserves are charged to the region. 🇺🇦 is liberating territories based on intelligence data, not staged TV statements.
- Adviser to the Ukrainian President's office, Mykhailo Podolyak
The military is staying. There's gonna be a battle.
If the Russians leave Kherson it shows that Putin is smarter than inbred Hitler.
The logistical capability just was not there without the bridges and with the constant harassment of barges.
More pucker factor now for Russian pilots. They have to fly farther over hostile territory.
When Snihurivka attacked I knew the Kherson Pocket was going to further deflate. it is a lynch pin and if it was not the small villages on its flanks would be too small and surrounded on 3 sides. It was a given that they would fall.
The question is how progressive will or would be.
When the map focusing on Snihurivka, I knew the Battle of Kherson was on. I was hoping the Russians would fight and lose 40,000 men. Russian commanders are often sober in their assessments.
Losing 300 marines Pavlivka might show that Russians commanders do not know how to fight. It might. It is hard to tell. What many think Pavlivka was, was a political judgment by a general trading lives for territory and retention as general.
The southern 3 defensive lines of defense on the east bank have a sand problem. There is large semi-barren park in the eastern part. It means that trucked in supplies will be vulnerable to interdiction. Maybe not as much so as Dnipro bridges and barges, but still the attrition could be high.
What matter is the cumulative tit for tat of drones warfare, artillery and counter artillery strikes and such.
The UA might not go across the river. They might be content to fix the Russians in place. and the Russians know this so they might shift resource east along the front. If the UA is adroit and still has enough stuffing they can east east Kherson and still cross the river. at Kherson. Would have to see a TOE of both side to see if that is feasible. At the very least the US has to keep the threat of it real.
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