Russia is planning major battle in Kherson despite creating ‘illusion of withdrawal’

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Gen. Budanov’s comments on the battle for Kherson came as the Russian ministry of defense presented what it said was more evidence of a “dirty bomb” being planned by Ukraine and its Western allies. These accusations have been rejected as absurd and designed to set up a so-called “false flag” attack.

In his newspaper interview, Gen. Budanov downplayed the threat of Russia firing a nuclear missile at Ukraine.

“It is always real since our neighbor is a little sick and has nuclear weapons,” he said. “But the threat is the same as it was three months ago, and eight months ago, and two years before.”

Last week Russia attacked Kyiv with a swarm of drones, killing five civilians and spreading fear.

The Kremlin has signed a deal with Iran to buy a constant supply of cheap drones to attack Ukraine because it is running low on missiles, Gen. Budanov said.

He estimated that Russia had depleted its supply of Iskander missiles down to around 13 per cent of its pre-war stocks.

“They order them all the time,” he said. “But our air defense is basically coping with 70 per cent shot down.”

Gen. Budanov also confirmed that Russian forces had mined a dam 35 miles upstream of Kherson city.

“It is partially mined, that’s true,” he said. “Blowing up this dam will definitely cause an environmental disaster.”

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