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<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/street-parties-underway-as-ukraine-liberates-key-city-of-kherson">Just weeks after Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Kherson</a> in Ukraine and kicked Russian forces out, major questions remain over which counteroffensive campaign Kyiv will launch next—and where Russia’s next defeat will be as the cold winter weather begins to settle in.</p>
<p>Tackling <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-denies-reports-of-russian-withdrawal-from-ukraines-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant">Russian forces in the Zaporizhzhia regio</a>n could be a logical next step for Ukrainian forces. A win in Zaporizhzhia would help Ukraine cut off Russia’s land bridge to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/final-crushing-blow-fear-of-crimea-blitz-in-ukraine-sends-russian-officials-scrambling">Crimea, the peninsula Vladimir Putin illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014</a> and has been occupying ever since. Russia’s hold on Crimea is even more vulnerable now that Kherson—a key foothold just north of Crimea—is back in Ukrainian hands.</p>
<p>In signs they may be anticipating a fight, Russian forces are working on bolstering their defenses near Zaporizhzhia, though analysts say there are no indications of a buildup of troops or equipment near Zaporizhzhia, according to<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/03/after-kherson-ukraines-military-ponders-new-push-south-east/"> <em>The Washington Post.</em></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-ruse-that-could-dupe-vladimir-putin-into-another-crushing-loss-in-ukraine?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
Just weeks after Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Kherson in Ukraine and kicked Russian forces out, major questions remain over which counteroffensive campaign Kyiv will launch next—and where Russia’s next defeat will be as the cold winter weather begins to settle in.
In signs they may be anticipating a fight, Russian forces are working on bolstering their defenses near Zaporizhzhia, though analysts say there are no indications of a buildup of troops or equipment near Zaporizhzhia, according toThe Washington Post.
