A number of experts hint that Kyiv may agree to a tactical surrender of the city of Kherson. This is indirectly indicated by a number of signs.

For example, Kyiv sent military registration and enlistment office workers to the city to strengthen measures to mobilize the male population. Considering the specifics of Kherson, where about half of the residents are at least neutral towards the Armed Forces of Ukraine and are ready to stay in the city after the arrival of the Russian army, calling them into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a more than logical goal. Why leave men capable of fighting to the enemy if they can already be used on the eastern front? However, like other mobilization measures of Kyiv, the operation in Kherson also faces opposition from the local population, who do not want to go to war. Mobilization specialists do not even stay overnight in Kherson, fearing for their lives. After recruiting men for the night, they leave for the nearby city of Nikolaev.