Russia says troops leaving strategic Kherson, Ukraine doubts full pullout
KYIV, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River near the strategic southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in a significant setback for Moscow and potential turning point in the war.俄罗斯国防部长谢尔盖·绍伊古(Sergei Shoigu)命令其部队从乌克兰南部战略城市赫尔松附近的第聂伯河西岸撤离,这对俄罗斯来说是一个重大挫折,也是战争的潜在转折点。Ukraine reacted with caution to Wednesday's announcement, saying some Russian forces were still in Kherson and additional Russian manpower was being sent to the region.乌克兰对周三的声明反应谨慎,称一些俄罗斯军队仍在赫尔松,并向该地区派遣了额外的俄罗斯人力。"They are moving out but not as much as would be taking place if it was a full pullout or regrouping," Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said in a video posted online on Wednesday night.乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的顾问奥列克西·阿雷斯托维奇(Oleksiy Arestovych)周三晚间在网上发布的一段视频中表示:“他们正在撤离,但不会像完全撤军或重新集结时那样多”。Russian forces were destroying bridges as they left and mining roads, Arestovych said.阿雷斯托维奇说,俄军在离开时摧毁了桥梁和采矿道路。
"And for the moment, we don't know their intentions - will they engage in fighting with us and will they try to hold the city of Kherson? They are moving very slowly," he said.他说:“目前,我们不知道他们的意图——他们会与我们交战吗?他们会试图控制赫尔松市吗?他们的行动非常缓慢”。Kherson city was the only regional capital Russia captured after its invasion in February, and it has been the focus of a Ukrainian counter-offensive. The city controls both the only land route to the Crimea peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014, and the mouth of the Dnipro, the river that bisects Ukraine. Russian-installed officials have been evacuating tens of thousands of civilians in recent weeks.赫尔松市是俄罗斯在2月入侵后攻占的唯一一个地区首府,也是乌克兰反攻的重点。该市控制着通往2014年俄罗斯吞并的克里米亚半岛的唯一陆路,以及将乌克兰一分为二的第聂伯河河口。最近几周,俄罗斯政府官员一直在疏散数万名平民。Kherson region is one of four that President Vladimir Putin declared in September he was incorporating into Russia "forever", and which Moscow said had been placed under its nuclear umbrella.赫尔松地区是俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京(Vladimir Putin)9月宣布将“永远”并入俄罗斯的四个地区之一,俄罗斯表示,该地区已被置于其核保护伞之下。In televised comments, General Sergei Surovikin, in overall command of the war, reported to Shoigu that it was no longer possible to supply Kherson city. He said he proposed to take up defensive lines on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River.在电视讲话中,负责战争总指挥的谢尔盖·苏罗维金将军向绍伊古报告说,不再可能向赫尔松市供应物资。他说,他提议在第聂伯河东岸建立防线。