On 9 November, the Ukrainian troops liberated at least three settlements in the Kherson direction. On the afternoon of 10 November, the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, reported that Ukraine liberated 12 settlements.
Ukraine liberates 12 settlements in Kherson Oblast in past day – Army Chief Zaluzhnyi
The reason why Zaluzhnyi’s number was much lower than that of the settlements with the visually confirmed presence of the Ukrainian troops was due to the military’s more strict approach to which settlements can be considered liberated.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar noted on the national telethon that a settlement is considered liberated not when the troops raise the national flag in it, but when they consolidate there and secure the settlement.
Maps
The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War published the following explanation regarding the Dnipro’s left (western) and right (eastern) banks:
The right and left banks of rivers match the perspective of a vessel drifting with the flow of the river. That perspective sometimes leads to the right bank of a river being on the left side of a map of that river, usually when the river flows north to south, as the #Dnipro does. pic.twitter.com/Ubhc6lldSK
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) November 11, 2022
Overwhelmed with multiple often unconfirmed reports, the OSINT researchers and mappers struggled to produce accurate maps of the current situation in Kherson Oblast.
https://twitter.com/War_Mapper/status/1590859883020419074
Kherson
I have 10 settlements I consider being confirmed as liberated today. This is moving pretty fast.
It appears we are about 12-24 hours behind actual events based on rumors yesterday. pic.twitter.com/4tXp1MCfN1— Def Mon (@DefMon3) November 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1590714669840633856
https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1590717061441130496
The liberated Mykolaiv and Kherson settlements
Here Euromaidan Press has collected photo and video evidence of the presence of Ukrainian troops in a number of recently occupied settlements in Mykolaiv and Kherson Oblasts, as well as unconfirmed reports on the liberation of settlements as of the morning of 11 November. The map shows all the below-mentioned place names marked with the red rectangle:
Chkalove:
Чкалова, Херсонщина pic.twitter.com/EdEePDw6D5
— bamr (@bamr69) November 10, 2022
Piatykhatky and Kucherske:
Pyatykhatky and Kucherske of Kherson region are under @BohunBrigade of the Ukrainian Army control. pic.twitter.com/rirmo6V6jW
— Taras Berezovets (@TarasBerezovets) November 10, 2022
Shchaslyve:
https://twitter.com/small10space/status/1590837354402820097
Mykolaiv Oblast Head Vitalii Kim posted a Telegram message containing only one letter Ч (ch) hinting that the legendary village of Chornobaivka near Kherson where Ukrainian troops used to hit Russian positions and warehouses several dozen times before has been liberated. MP Oleksii Honcharenko confirmed the liberation, although no visual confirmation emerged since then.
Kachkarivka:
https://twitter.com/Donetskyi/status/1590782107042791424
Stanislav:
https://twitter.com/Donetskyi/status/1590781878788796416
Myroliubivka:
https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1590781230194511873
MP Honcharenko wrote that Tomyna Balka has been liberated.
Tamaryne:
https://twitter.com/Deepstate_UA/status/1590752788316712962
Yevhenivka:
Evhenivka Nikolaev oblast, POV 47.088627, 32.910267 @GeoConfirmed with @rollowastaken pic.twitter.com/ovzvk66c3o
— Auditor (@auditor_ya) November 10, 2022
Novokairy:
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1590809915433824256
Pavlivka:
liberated Pavlivka, Nikolaev oblast POV 47.068245, 32.851361 @GeoConfirmed pic.twitter.com/nU8n4Eo4Dj
— Auditor (@auditor_ya) November 10, 2022
Borozenske:
https://twitter.com/2uwmp/status/1590695591000305671
Kyselivka:
#Киселевка, Херсонская обл., наши в селеhttps://t.co/NzJxcz1n5X #всу pic.twitter.com/o2zjl80Zvn
— Necro Mancer (@666_mancer) November 10, 2022
Ishchenka and Starytsia:
https://twitter.com/Illya_Ayzin/status/1590757447333195778
Various sources also reported the liberation of Kostromka, Bobrovyi Kut, Stepove, Vyshneve, Afanasiivka, Yuriivka, Soldatske, Bezvodne, Sadok, Mylove, Sablukivka, Oleksandrivka.
Warm welcome
Many videos show how local residents have welcomed the Ukrainian troops:
Watching videos from liberated villages and towns around #Kherson and cannot stop crying.
Those who still ask "Why not freeze the war and let them have some territories?", should watch this video. This is what we are fighting for, for these people.
We cannot leave them behind! pic.twitter.com/utv9J8R714
— Inna Sovsun (@InnaSovsun) November 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/TrueDonbas/status/1590775853428125696
Amazing videos surfacing today of Ukrainian troops being greeted by emotional residents of Kherson region towns and villages liberated since Russia announced its withdrawal yesterday. “Can I hug you?” one woman asks. pic.twitter.com/prAvItRu7A
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) November 10, 2022
Bruskynske:
https://twitter.com/UkrArmyBlog/status/1590914451037122560
Snihurivka (it was reportedly liberated on 9 November):
https://twitter.com/2uwmp/status/1590792160517181441
Another video from Snihurivka:
#Снігурівка УКРАЇНА !!! pic.twitter.com/gGZHWgL6wf
— Nova Gorlivka (@NovaGorlivka) November 10, 2022
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