Russian Defense Minister orders the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday approved the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson, according to Russian military command.
According to Russian military command, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu approved the withdrawal of troops from Kherson. General Sergey Surovikin, head of Russian troops in Ukraine, said on Nov. 9 that it was “a hard decision.”
“Having assessed the situation, I propose to prepare defenses along the left bank of the Dnipro River,” Surovikin said.
The move is a mammoth setback for Russia, in the face of a grinding Ukranian counteroffensive that has driven occupying Russian forces south and east, at heavy cost.