The Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation prepared new manuals – with their help they want to reassure the local population if the Russian troops have to leave Kherson, writes Medusa.
The manual says that people will explain that this direction is “the most difficult for the army at the current stage” of the “war. Ukraine “will not reckon with its own losses,” since it “needs to demonstrate combat effectiveness” to obtain new help from the West; Russian troops “seek to preserve the lives of civilians and personnel.” “The danger of a massive strike in the city” will justify forced evacuation.
Another reason for a possible retreat from Kherson in the Kremlin is offered to call Ukraine training “The Terrorist Territory at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station” with the participation of NATO. The training manual indicates that “undermining the dam will become a trap” for the Russian military, which “will be in the boiler and will not even be able to accept the battle – they will simply be washed away”; Also, “settlements with civilians will be flooded.”
In addition, it is recommended to emphasize the propagandists that the conduct of urban battles in Kherson is “impractical”, because “they are always the most difficult and destructive,” and the APU “can simply hook Kherson with the ground.”
Another Kremlin manual proposes to remind you that Peter I during the war with Sweden also withdrew troops to Poltava, and then retained his strength and won.
Two sources of Medusa in AP notes that the authorities allow the delivery of Kherson, although they consider it “undesirable”, and the script depends on the actions of the Armed Forces.