They also lost a lot of Ukrainian troops apparently in Kherson as the land is flat and open, so they got pummelled when forming up, there are films of all the hedgerows being hit around fields where they were, hence that three pronged attack hasn’t been as planned.
But as said they would need to replenish and regroup while securing their Kharkiv gains, they stopped at the River which is a defendable position.
Last edited by NutLoose; 25th Sep 2022 at 19:28.