Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky, the Commander of the Russian grouping "Dnepr", has asked the command to order the withdrawal of troops from the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Region to more favorable positions.
This is reported by Russian publics sources.
The reason they call the deterioration of the situation for the Russians on this section of the front.
Allegedly personally, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu forbade the withdrawal of troops. And demanded that Teplinsky recorded a video message in which he would declare victories, including future victories.
At the same time, it is noted that Teplinsky in his address "showed that he is not going to blindly follow orders from above." And he stated about losses among Russian paratroopers, giving even a few names of the dead. That, supposedly, seriously angered Shoigu.
We shall remind you that Teplinsky was wounded during an AFU strike on the command post of the Russian group "Dnepr" in November.