Why Kherson, Bracing for Battle, Matters So Much to Russia and Ukraine
Briefly

In the face of a Ukrainian advance, Russian forces are making the occupied city of Kherson increasingly unlivable, in apparent preparation for a major battle there that has been looming for months.Both sides have given great weight to what happens in Kherson, the only regional capital seized by Moscow's forces in their invasion this year; President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia reportedly refused a request from his military to pull back from the city to more defensible positions.
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