CNN military analyst predicts Ukraine's next steps following Kherson liberation

Retired Air Force Col. Colonel Cedric Leighton explains the significance of the Kherson liberation and predicts the next steps for the Ukrainian military. #CNN #News

[lingyjennifer]

absolute support for Ukraine freedom fighters - semper fi

[felitaturcorempojo]

Congrats all peoples in ukrain all armys in ukrain we love you

[westbccoast]

Would love to see the Ukrainians take Crimea back, that would be the last straw.

[MrKenng]

To all Ukrainians who has fought hard, I would say bravo mate. God bless Ukraine.

[robertokrebbers]

to all the Ukrainian people who fight the Russian soldier's YOU ARE ALL HEROES.!!!..the world stands with you...

[dandansen]

Been a bad week for FOX and T. Carlson.
Midterms AND Kherson - a lose-lose kind of a week.

[andreybogunov]

Our next steps depend entirely on arms supplies from our allies. This is indeed the largest continental war in Europe since the "Second World War", thousands of shells and hundreds of missiles fly out in one day. It's hard to get your territories back quickly without your help.

[wrxisxe]

Finally, we were returned and rescued from the Russian occupiers by the Ukrainian military. What we experienced under Russian control in Kherson is terrible. They tortured civilians, killed, raped and terrorized women and children. They bullied people as much as they could. I lost part of my family! I was scared and hurt. Finally, our heroes have returned to us🇺🇦 . But, about what I experienced, I want to shout to the whole Russia needs to be stopped, Russia is waging a terrible genocide and terror against peaceful people.😔 This is excruciating pain

[LuciFeric]

Watch for a Ukraine/Poland alliance. They share a long history. Crimea is a peninsula to Ukraine, an island to Russia.

[ROKuberski]

I think they need to look back to WWII for a battle plan for Ukraine. At one point in the Pacific war, General MacArthur stated "We are going to hit them where they ain't. This to avoid the frontal attack with its terrible loss of life; to by-pass Japanese strong points…isolate their armies and starve them." Ukraine might look well to the east and find a point where they can cut the Russian controlled area from the north end down to the Sea of Azov. Cutting the supply routes at weak points and severing contact with the Crimea. The Russians are now building strong defensive lines east of the Dnieper River. It makes good sense to bypass this area and get into their rear area and cut them off. They don't even have to defend the area that they select to operate in. Hit and run operations. Just take out major bridges, destroy road and rail junctions and such. Then when repair operations start, keep them under artillery attack. Anyway, as an arm chair general, those are my thoughts.

[davidbonn]

Melitopol before Crimea.

Because neither side can attack across the Dnipro with any chance of success. But it isn't that far to Melitopol and you'd cut off most of the support for Crimea and the rest of the Kherson oblast that is still under Rushka control. You'd also force the Ruzzians to counterattack on your terms.

[nostradamus]

After Ukraine wins this war, it'll have the most experienced and one of the best armies... in NATO! Glory to Ukraine! ✌🇺🇦 🇺🇸✌

[Ideya]

Slava Ukraine, next target Crimea before new years eve. take it all.

[dantejaiudijr]

The Ukrainian Army has done a terrific job dealing with the Russians. If the Allies keep giving Ukraine the needed weaponry to keep defending their homeland, I think Putin will have very little choice but to concede.

[rscpeace]

Kudos to Zelinsky and his brave army supported by DECENT DEMOCRATIC NATIONS. We as Americans should take great pride in supporting them in Ukraine's struggle to fight FASCIST DICTATOR like PUTIN

[Rexident]

Melitopol next break up that land bridge to Crimea 👊🏽

[ridds]

Their next move should be their own without any assistance from others.

[richardwallinger]

Those drone operators supporting the Ukrainian military are priceless. The russians know they are not able to hide from them . The drones can and do successfully drop explosives on them .and also call in artillery coordinates for the 777 and Himars to systematically eliminate .

[ruthcavanagh]

Yay Kudos for Ukraine!👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏👍🥳!... does this mean that the war is probably over?

[operator]

the southern front is now closed. the dnipro is too large and theres only a handful of bridges and neither side is going to risk crossing them and then getting cut off. might trade some shots, but the fight is elsewhere now.