Russian pundit loses cool on TV as Ukrainians retake Kherson

Russian pundit Igor Shishkin exploded into a rant as he found his fellow pundits and the TV host were again lying about the troops’ defeat in Kherson. As Russian troops are retreating from southern Ukraine, the Russian host and pundits were trying to frame the retreat as a sign of victory for Vladimir Putin’s army. But Igor Shishkin addressed the elephant in the room and called them out for lying to the Russian public.Russian Pundit Igor Shishkin told TV host Ivan Trushkin: “When we suffer a defeat, let’s start saying that it’s a defeat. “And not pretend that it’s a victory or that it’s some kind of cunning move, which is what we did when we withdrew our troops from Kharkiv region. “And how some people are now trying to present the abandonment of Russian territory. “We need to tell the truth!” Pundit Igor Shishkin slammed host Ivan Trushkin for lying (Image: TWITTER/@francis_scarr) Pundit Igor Shishkin told Host Ivan Trushkin they should be telling the truth about Kherson (Image: TWITTER/@francis_scarr)During the first phase of the war, Russian generals reportedly lied to the Kremlin about the troops’ advances into Ukraine, with video of generals surfacing on social media.In late August, the Director of Russia’s National Guard tried to reassure Vladimir Putin that Ukrainians are supportive of Russia seizing territory in Ukraine – but a visibly troubled Putin stared down at him in disbelief.Russian Pundit Igor Shishkin called on his fellow pundits to avoid making the same mistake again.He said: “Let me repeat something else. Under no circumstances should we start fanning hysteria or say that all is lost because there are more than enough people willing to do that. READ MORE: US marine in Ukraine lauds midterm results – ‘quite satisfied’ Pundit Igor Shishkin said they shouldn’t pretend they’re winning the war in Kherson (Image: TWITTER/@francis_scarr) Another Russian pundit tried to defend Putin’s forces by spewing out Kremlin propaganda (Image: TWITTER/@francis_scarr)”We just mentioned those Telegram channels. I laid out my position on my Telegram channel and a load of people immediately unfollowed me.””Because it’s so simple just to say that all is sold and betrayed,” Mr Shishkin added.Another Russian pundit tried to defend thr Russian forces, spewing out Kremlin propaganda: “That’s not the reason. Lots of people in our country follow the special military operation, as if they’re watching a football match.”Our guys run over the halfway line, score a goal and everyone says: ‘What a striker! The keeper’s great! The coach is just brilliant'”And then if they start attacking us just a little bit, ‘The keeper can’t stop a thing!’, ‘Sach the coach!’, ‘The striker’s ueseless!’DON’T MISS:Russia ‘weaponising’ Kherson in ‘very irresponsible’ mining tactic [REPORT]    Bernie Ecclestone at Brazil GP despite Hamilton and Putin comments [REPORT]    Putin in ‘danger’ of being overthrown after Kherson retreat [REPORT]     Ukrainian troops are retaking parts of the Kherson province in a military counteroffensive (Image: EXPRESS)In dramatic development in the war, Russian forces have been forced to retreat from the southern city of Kherson in anticipation of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.Ukrainian forces are closing in on the outskirts of the city of Kherson after Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered his troops to pull out of the city and move to the left bank of the Dnipro River.Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov assessed Russian will take at least a week to leave Kherson city and warned the Kremlin still has a contingent of 40,000 troops in the Kherson province. Ukrainian forces have liberated 41 settlements as they recaptured territories in the south, President Zelensky said on Thursday.READ NEXT:Putin ‘to opt for nuclear option’ if Ukraine attempt Crimea recovery’Putin’s hands over the red button’ warned Ukrainian MP Kyiv tipped to declare victory ‘by summer’ after Kherson retreatRussian official insists ‘Ukraine as a country should not exist”It’s falling’ – the best financial news this year