On April 8th, Ukraine’s General Staff warned in its daily war update that Russian forces had begun preparations for the evacuation of the local population in southern Ukraine. Talk of a counteroffensive has been going on for months as the country’s Western allies worked to supply Ukraine with the weapons required to push Russia out of its war gains. Russian forces are allegedly evacuating people from the areas around the southern city of Kherson in anticipation of the coming spring offensive. Is counter offensive on the way ?

