With Russian forces evacuating the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson, local media on Thursday reported that Kremlin troops had blown up communications towers and abandoned checkpoints in the area before retreating. Images shared on social media show what appears to be the twisted remains of destroyed towers in the partially-occupied Kherson Oblast on the western side of the Dnipro River. Online observers have likened the alleged tactics of destroying civilian infrastructure as enemy forces approach to the infamous “Nero Decree” issued by Adolf Hitler in March 1945. The order—named after the Roman emperor who ruled during the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD—saw Nazi forces destroying key German infrastructure including transport and communication facilities to stop them falling into the hands of the Allies. Independent Russian media outlet Meduza also reported that the Russian flag had vanished from the regional administration building in Kherson. The building is located in the west bank area of the city, where Ukrainian forces have gained ground in recent weeks.
via yahoo: Russian Forces Follow the Nazi Playbook in Evacuation of Occupied Kherson
siehe auch: Russian flag disappears from regional administration building in occupied Kherson 1On the morning of November 3, the Russian flag disappeared from the regional administration building in Kherson, one of the four partially-occupied regions of Ukraine that Russia annexed in September, according to Kherson Regional Council First Deputy Chairman Yuri Sobolevsky. The flag’s absence was confirmed by a correspondent from the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Readovka and Alexander Kots, a military correspondent for Russian outlet Komsomolskaya Pravda. The pro-Russian WarGonzo project reported that Russian flags were still being flown at the city’s other government buildings.