The Kherson Fire Sack Cinches Tighter

Progress is visible from space

The entire right bank of the Dnipro lies within range of Ukrainian artillery, which has throttled Russian logistics by destroying the bridges across the river, turning this half of Kherson Oblast into what US Army artillerists call a “fire sack.” For their own war with Russia, the Finns called it a motti, their word for a cord of firewood. Early setback…