The far-right Rusich group criticized the retreat from the southern Ukrainian city on Telegram in a message aimed at 'the clowns from the Moscow Region.'
A right-wing combat detachment from Russia's army has described the retreat by Moscow's forces from Kherson as a"betrayal of the Russian people."
The comments on the Telegram social media channel of the Sabotage Assault Reconnaissance Group or"Rusich" followed the announcement by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu thatRussian commander Sergey Surovikin said that move would preserve the lives and combat capability of his forces. But the decision was given short shrift by Rusich, a pro-Russian right-wing group that also took part in the war in Donbas from June 2014 to July 2015.
The detachment was founded by Alexey Milchakov, who is described as a neo-Nazi. His group is thought to have a close connection to the Wagner group of mercenaries, whose founder,Above, Ukrainian artillery unit members turn back to their position after firing toward Kherson on October 28, 2022. Russia announced on November 9, 2022, it would withdraw from the west bank of the Dnieper River in Kherson.
"For us, this is another betrayal of the Russian people, who believe less and less that 'Russia is here forever,'" Rusich said, adding,"what's the next goodwill gesture? Berdyansk or Melitopol?""The hardliner vs Defence Ministry clash will escalate over Kherson," Samuel Ramani, a military analyst and associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, in reference to the Rusich post.
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