Russian troops are withdrawing troops from Kelsen. The Russian think tank research institute said on Sunday that Russia is preparing to welcome the Ukrainian attack on the other side of the Dnieper River.
After the Russian army completed its retreat, Moscow left behind a newly mobilized, inexperienced force across the wide river.
At the same time, the Ukrainian army continued to launch a counterattack in Kelsen and Zaporoze areas.
On Saturday, the Russian authorities established in Ukraine asked all Kelson residents to leave immediately to prevent the Ukrainian army from taking action to retake the city. Stremusov, an official in the Russian-backed Khson region, said on Sunday that more than 20,000 civilians had evacuated to the left bank of the Dnieper River.
He said that despite Ukraine's attempt to push the offensive to the right bank, Russia's defense line "has been strengthened and the situation remains stable."
Kelson has been in the hands of the Russians since the outbreak of the eight-month war in Ukraine. The city is one of four newly occupied areas by Putin last month and imposed martial law on Thursday.
On Friday, Ukrainian troops bombed Russian positions across the province, with the goal of pro-Kremlin armed forces to make their last efforts to regain the city.
think tank also said on Sunday that Russia's latest strategy to target power plants in recent days appears to be to weaken the willingness of Ukrainians to fight, forcing Ukraine to spend more resources to protect civilians and energy infrastructure. The report said the move is unlikely to hurt Ukrainian morale but will have significant economic impact.
Russia's attack on electricity supply forced an emergency suspension of production at a large chemical plant in northwestern Ukraine. The company said today that the suspension of production would not pose any environmental risks.
Enejodar is the site of Zabolo Thermal Power Plant , and the mayor of the city reported that a hotel used by Russian occupation forces and their accomplices were attacked. It is not clear whether anyone was injured.
Ukrainian army said today that the Russian army is currently basically on the defensive, but is still attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure and several towns in the eastern Donbas region.
Ukraine General Staff said that over the past day, attacks against energy and other critical infrastructure have occurred again in nine regions of Ukraine, from Odessa in the southwest to Kharkiv in the northeast. According to reports, Russia carried out a total of 25 air strikes around Ukraine, and more than 100 missile and artillery attacks.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian counterattack forces in the Kelsen and Zaporoze areas targeted Russian-controlled facilities, especially in the town of Nova Kakovka, and carried out 17 air strikes throughout the campaign.
The Ukrainian Army Southern Command said that the Russian S-300 missile attacked a residential area in Mikolev at night, causing three people to be injured.
Governors of two Russian regions bordering northeastern Ukraine said they were building lines of defense, apparently in response to cross-border attacks as Ukrainian troops advanced. Two lines of defense in the area have been built, and the third will be completed on November 5.
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