How the Liberation of the Right Bank of Kherson Region Will Affect the Course of Combat Operations, and How to Recover After the Occupation

With our expert briefings, we aim to regularly provide high-quality updates on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the surrounding developments. Representatives of international media, experts, and other interested stakeholders are invited for an opportunity to pose questions to the leading field experts.

Invited speakers:

• Serhii Danylov  – Deputy Director, Centre for Middle East Studies, Coordinator of projects in Kherson oblast;
• Oleksiy Melnyk – Co-Director, Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes, Coordinator of International Projects
• Artem Sopov – journalist, analyst

Moderator:  Mariia Zolkina – Head of Regional Security and Conflict Studies, Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation   

Issues to cover:

• How will the liberation of the right bank of the Kherson region affect the balance of power on the battlefield? How will the retreat to the left bank affect the Russian strategy?  
• What kind of forces does the enemy maintain on the Dnipro’s left bank? How can the destruction of the city of Kherson by Russian artillery be prevented?
• What Russian atrocities can we expect to uncover in the newly liberated territories?
• What steps will the Ukrainian authorities undertake to recover life in the liberated territories and what assistance does Ukraine require for this process to succeed?

To participate, please, register via the link by 12 pm EET (Kyiv time), November 16, 2022: https://forms.gle/Lssx9D9euAZf9xT26