Kherson residents are reporting that Russian soldiers are surrendering in very large numbers or simply running away.
That was the first thought that crossed my mind
Mine too. Assuming it's genuine and not r*SSia trying to save face.
A summary of r*SSian achievements so far:
Didn't take Kyiv;
Didn't depose the Ukrainian Government;
Has lost enormous amounts of munitions;
Has lost enormous numbers of troops;
Has lost dozens of high ranking officials;
Gained 4% territory; but
Is rapidly losing Kherson;
Has scared Russians out of Crimea;
Will lose Crimea;
Will lose Donbas;
Has been sanctioned to oblivion;
Has trashed the Russian economy;
Has destroyed the Russian standard of living;
Has prevented most Russians from travelling;
Has added two further countries to NATO, increasing his land border with NATO by 100s of miles.
Other than that, so far, so good.