There are the colossal efforts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine behind every Russia’s so-called “gesture of goodwill”. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny posted on Telegram.

“Only over the past day, Ukrainian troops took control of 12 settlements near Kherson. Just as the enemy withdrew from Kyiv and Kharkiv regions and left Zmiinyi, the likely withdrawal from Kherson is the result of our active actions”, - he added.

In Kherson direction, the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed the logistics routes and support system, disrupted the Russian military command system, and thus left the enemy no other option than to flee, the Commander-in-Chief emphasized.

As Zaluzhny noted, at the moment “we can neither confirm nor deny the information about the so-called withdrawal of the Russian occupation troops from Kherson. We continue the offensive operation in accordance with plan”.

He added that “the advance of our troops into the depth of the enemy’s defense is up to 36.5 km, the total area of the recaptured territory reaches 1,381 sq km, control over 41 settlements has been restored in Kherson direction since October 1”.