Fulsome thanks to those here who have been working so hard to keep the rest of us appraised of the latest developments.
Right now Kherson is very much in focus, but for those not familar with the geography this link may be rather helpful:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=kherson#map
- one may zoom in to examine the city in great detail, or out to get a better feel for the wider tactical situation.
- of particular note is the flatland river-delta topography, especially the extensive wetlands over the river to the SE of the city. Clearly, freezing of these may make a big difference as to what happens next.
Aviation content: Presumably, departing forces may have left the aerodrome in the most inhospitable state possible (or tried to, if in not too much of a hurry). Whilst I am mindful of the remarkable job done by the UK Sappers in the closing stages of Operation Corporate when setting up a forward air station double-quick ( thanks Mog for flagging that up in the recent ‘40 years’ thread! ), the sudden appearance of large tracts of frozen wetland might make a big difference as to the deployment of air assets in the current conflict ... by one side or the other ... if indeed the other has significant serviceable such assets left by then.
Perhaps our much-respected Canadian colleagues, who understand such matters better than most, may care to comment further?