[1/2] Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled part of Kherson region of Ukraine arrive at a local railway station in the town of Dzhankoi, Crimea November 10, 2022.
If it happens, the planned retreat could make life easier for the Russian army, in some respects, and harder for Ukraine.
Both men publicly accepted that Russia's position in Kherson had become untenable.
Regardless of any potential military upside, retreat would represent a humiliating defeat for Russia's political and military leadership.
Kherson is the first and only regional capital Moscow's forces have captured, at great cost, since their Feb. 24 invasion.