“I’m sure”: head of Pentagon believes in liberation of Kherson by Ukrainians

The Armed Forces of Ukraine can return Kherson and other territories beyond the right bank of the Dnieper. Such an optimistic statement was made by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

“regarding the question of whether Ukrainians can free the rest of the Kherson region on the right bank of the Dnieper: I am certainly sure that they are able to do this. And the most important thing is that Ukrainians believe that they are able to do this”, – said the head of the Pentagon, writes Reuters about this.

In recent weeks, Ukrainian troops continue the offensive in the Kherson area, but his pace has slowed down. Armed Forces explain this to autumn off -road and entering the front of mobilized Russian military.