Ex-US general predicts course of war in Ukraine after Kherson's liberation PHOTO

The liberation of Kherson will allow the Ukrainian troops to strike with American-manufactured HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) against the Russian units who are on the outskirts of Crimea.

The former commander of the US Army in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges, gave this prediction on his Twitter account on November 12. 

According to him, this will weaken the defence of the invaders and will affect further de-occupation.

"HIMARS will soon be firing from Kherson. The approaches to Crimea are within range. This will degrade Russian defences/LOC's while 'left wing' of the counter-offensive takes Mariupol and Melitopol by January.

Then begins the decisive phase of the campaign...liberation of Crimea", Hodges tweeted.

He also noted that the provision of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, which will allow our troops to strike at Russian military bases in the temporarily occupied Crimea from Kherson, can play an important role.

HIMARS will soon be firing from Kherson. The approaches to Crimea are within range. This will degrade Russian defenses/LOC's while "left wing" of the counter-offensive takes Mariupol & Melitopol by January. Then begins the decisive phase of the campaign...liberation of Crimea. https://t.co/UBk5Lc5JIO

— Ben Hodges (@general_ben) November 12, 2022

Approximate range for GMLRS launched from HIMARS vic Kherson is the blue circle. I imagine this will start soon, and will degrade/fix Russian defenses and LOC's north of Crimea. This also shows clearly why ATACMS would have immediate positive effect vs Russian bases in Crimea. pic.twitter.com/VNv3SmTKpj

— Ben Hodges (@general_ben) November 12, 2022