A large share of the aggressor-country's forces, which are located in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson, are from airborne troops of the russian federation, russian special forces and the naval infantry, so the most capable units that russia has. Those units form the backbone of the grouping and it's being strengthened by the mobilised personnel also. This was stated by Major General Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in interview with The War Zone.

"The combat component - the units that can pose any danger to us - is about 40,000. Kherson city is in the middle of that grouping. Those are troops in Kherson and also just in areas of the western bank of the Dnipro River and also troops that are stationed on the eastern bank," Kyrylo Budanov said.