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Zvuči pomalo nevjerojatno, ali Pentagon tvrdi da Rusija više nema potpunu kontrolu nad Hersonom
Riječ je o najvećem gradu kojeg su Rusi dosad zauzeli
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Ruska vojska više nema potpunu kontrolu nad Hersonom, prvim većim ukrajinskim gradom koji su agresorske snage uspjele zauzeti u ranim danima invazije, rekao je u petak visoki dužnosnik Pentagona, prenosi The New York Times. No, Ukrajinci u Hersonu i ukrajinski dužnosnici kažu da situacija nije tako jasna. Oni tvrde da je grad ostao u ruskim rukama, dok se ukrajinske snage bore diljem šire regije Herson.
Dužnosnik Pentagona rekao je novinarima tijekom telefonskog brifinga da se ukrajinske snage sada žestoko bore u gradu i potiskuju Ruse, čime strateški važan lučki grad ponovno postaje “sporni teritorij”. To je u suprotnosti s onim što je u petak objavio general pukovnik Sergej Rudskoj, načelnik Glavne operativne uprave Glavnog stožera ruske vojske, koji je tvrdio da je regija Herson “pod potpunom kontrolom”.
Veliki problemi za Rusiju
Svaki ukrajinski uspjeh prema povratku Hersona bio bi težak udarac za ratne napore invazijski snaga, a Rusiji bi bila otežana provedba bilo kakvih planova za preuzimanje kontrole nad ukrajinskom obalom Crnog mora i južnom lukom Odesom, rekli su dužnosnici ministarstva obrane. Gubitak Hersona također bi ugrozio ruske trupe koje se bore u obližnjem Mikolajivu, rekao je dužnosnik Pentagona.
No, ruske snage, premda u zastoju na tlu, nastavile su s neba napadati ukrajinske gradove. Uz to, dužnosnik je rekao da je Moskva počela povlačiti svoje snage u Gruziji za kretanje u Ukrajinu. Još jedan pokazatelj da su Putinove snage u Ukrajini zaglavile je informacija da su ruski vojnici zauzeli obrambene položaje na terenu u blizini Kijeva. Također su (zasad) odustali od napora da uđu u glavni grad, rekao je dužnosnik.
“Ne pokazuju nikakve znakove da su u stanju krenuti na Kijev”, rekao je izvor iz Pentagona. Dodao je kako američki dužnosnici vjeruju da je Rusiji prioritet borba u istočnoj Ukrajini, gdje se separatisti koje podržava Moskva bore protiv ukrajinskih vojnika od 2014. godine.