🛡️ Defense

Andriy Kisilyov described Russian forces' defensive tactics using irrigation canals, farms, and terrain features for setting up defense lines during the Kherson offensive.

Kherson Oblast
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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

They are good in digging in, good in exploiting our resources like irrigation canals, farms, etc. for setting up defense lines

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Kirill Stremousov, a deputy head of Russia's illegal occupation government in Kherson Oblast, died in a car accident in November 2022. Atesh, a Ukrainian partisan group, claimed responsibility for his death.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The mortar battery under Volodymyr's command hit another Russian tank in Kherson Oblast – a T-90.

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:36:09.884Z

Source story: 3910547-andriy-kisilyov-uav-platoon-leader