Today, the head of the department of the SBU in the Odessa region Oleksiy Matsulevich said that the Ukrainian army began fighting for the liberation of Kherson. However, he later deleted the post..

At first glance, such messages support the morale of Ukrainians, but in fact, fictional victories harm the state..

“Unrealistic statements do not affect the enemy and instead of demoralizing, they give the enemy confidence. Fictitious victories are a discredit of the state, because our people and allies cease to adequately assess the situation and trust official information less, ”explains military journalist Yuri Butusov.

An attempt to wishful thinking indicates the irresponsibility of leaders who evade decisions aimed at reducing our losses and saving resources, Butusov believes. And also about the desire to distract society, the army and the state from the real problems in the war.

“Fictitious victories do not bring closer, but move away real victories. Real victories are the results that were actually achieved,” he sums up..

Azerbaijani analyst Agil Rustamzade was surprised by the message about the attack on Kherson. After all, now Ukraine does not have enough Western weapons to make a counteroffensive in the Kherson region not only desirable, but also effective..

“If in the Kherson region this is more than reconnaissance in force, then in vain. Hurry up,” he wrote on Facebook..

The command of the Defense Forces of the south of Ukraine reacted rather restrainedly to the news about the counteroffensive. Representative Natalia Gumenyuk stressed during the briefing: “The most important thing to know is that any military operation needs silence. There is news, it inspired everyone, then you need to be patient "