Objectively i can't see why defiant and angry Kherson people couldn't be
"Why would the people of kherson, who the writer claimed is defiant and angry then make the comment the people are worried that the Ukrainian army is trying to take back control? "
worried at the same time. Feels like that would be perfectly natural for those people.
And objectively again i reckon Putin likely feels he has a hell of a lot of face saving to do.