How lessons learned from WW2 could help Ukraine retake Kherson
4,982A former British Army officer says resupply problems for the Russians could ultimately help Ukraine win back the southern port city of Kherson without destroying it.
It is the only regional capital that Russia has been able to capture from Ukraine since it invaded more than six months ago.
It is also where they have a garrison.
Colonel (Ret'd) Tim Collins told Forces News that, while efforts to win back the city must be balanced against protecting its people, cutting supplies will help to regain control of Kherson.
He said: "... much in the way that the Germans in the Second World War found themselves fixed with the Siege of Stalingrad.
"They had to keep resupplying, they couldn't keep resupplying Stalingrad and that was ultimately what led to their defeat.
"I think that's going to be the case in Kherson as well."
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