Russian soldiers in Kherson are getting the classic “If you advance you’ll probably die, but if you retreat you’ll definitely die” treatment. Not great options.
The officials said that Mr. Putin’s rejection of a military pullback from Kherson has also led to a decrease in morale among Russian troops who have been mostly cut off from their supply lines, and who appear to believe they could be left stranded against Ukrainian forces.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/us/politics/putin-ukraine.html?auth=login-google