Since the fall of Kherson, the Russian military has struggled to maintain foothold in the region, and has now likely adopted a different strategy. Russian tr...

"The Russian troops don’t have good morale. They were unprepared and certainly unprepared for the resistance they face." Low morale of Russian troops is helping Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Times correspondent @RichardJSpencer tells #TimesRadio.

There have been spectacular battles, and some of the Russian detachments have retreated." Russian troops are ‘retreating’ from Kherson as Ukraine fights to take back the region, Times journalist Askold Krushelnycky tells #TimesRadio.

Russian troops Running away from Ukrainian artillery near Kherson.

You can actually see from from what's been released from the Russian side that they have made progress." Ukraine has begun testing Russian defences and morale around Kherson and are seeing some success, says Times correspondent Richard Spencer.

"What the Ukrainians are attempting is to force the Russian forces to withdraw rather than engage in head to head combat." Ukraine counter offensive in Kherson is significant amid reports Russian troops are fleeing Kherson, risk analyst Alex Kokcharov tel...