AFGHANISTAN, October 30 - Frederick W. Kagan October 30, 5:00 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is
Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces in the southern Kherson region is proving more difficult than it was in the northeast because of wet weather and the terrain.
In certain areas of hostilities, the occupying units began to receive orders from the top leadership to temporarily stop offensive operations, due to the extremely low moral and psychological state, numerous desertions from among the mobilized and failure to comply with combat orders, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.