Thankfully it doesn't look as if the Russians had set booby traps and were prepared to conduct a house by house defence. That might have been dictated by numbers and equipment, but it must be the lack of motivation too. This isn't Russian homeland, Kherson isn't even predominantly Russian speaking.
Attacking across a river, which is next for Ukraine, is a major difficulty, but if there is a lack of motivation, numbers and equipment in the defending force, which there is, then pressing the advantage now might be what Ukraine does next. Then it's only about 80 miles from Crimea, isn't it?
Ukraine's intelligence has clearly been excellent. I guess they will know if a river crossing is likely to not be significantly opposed. They have also been very good on logistics and building their forces up, so I don't see them overstretching themselves and bringing on a damaging reverse.
I guess Ukraine have perfectly viable other places to change the point of attack. I don't know much about the terrain in Zaporizhzhia but it would seem to me that they are already on that side of the river and there is lots of partizan activity there especially around Melitopol.
A breakthrough there allows a sweep west to Kherson and Crimea (and east to Donetsk). If I was a Russian soldier I don't think I'd relish the prospect of being cut off in Crimea.