August – November 11, 2022 · Southern Ukraine Theater
August – November 11, 2022
Ukraine's southern counteroffensive methodically cut Russian supply lines to Kherson Oblast, isolating the Russian garrison west of the Dnipro River. Bridges and pontoon crossings were destroyed by HIMARS rocket artillery. Russian General Surovikin — newly appointed as overall commander — made the strategically sound but politically humiliating decision to withdraw across the river to avoid encirclement. On November 11, Ukrainian forces entered Kherson city to jubilant crowds.
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