1 Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2022
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11
Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, and Frederick W. Kagan
November 11, 6pm ET
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alongside the static maps present in this report.
Ukrainian forces are completing the liberation of the western (right) bank of Kherson Oblast after the
Russians retreated from it. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces completed the
withdrawal to the eastern (left) bank of the Dnipro River at 5am local time on November 11.[1] While contingents of Russian
soldiers likely remain on the west bank, they are likely scattered throughout the Oblast and attempting to retreat as
Ukrainian forces push towards the Dnipro River, although some may have remained behind to attempt to conduct partisan
activities in small groups. It is unclear how many Russian soldiers remain on the west bank at this time. Russian sources
noted that the withdrawal lasted three days and claimed that 20,000 Russian personnel and 3,500 units of military
equipment moved across the Dnipro River.[2]
Satellite imagery corroborates statements made by both Ukrainian and Russian sources that Russian troops destroyed the
Antonivsky Bridge and Railway Bridge (near Kherson City) and the Nova Kakhovka dam bridge (east of Kherson City near
Nova Kakhovka) over the Dnipro River and the Darivka Bridge (northeast of Kherson City) over the Inhulets River in a final
attempt to block Ukrainian advances towards central Kherson Oblast (see images in-line with text).[3] Geolocated satellite
imagery also indicates that Russian troops have prepared first and second lines of defense south of the Dnipro River and
will likely continue efforts to consolidate positions on the left bank in the coming days.[4]
Overview of the damage to the Antonivsky Bridge on November 11. Source: Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
