Ukraine resumed its offensive on Kherson
The Ukrainian army went on the offensive in the Kherson direction.
Local telegram channels report this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The armed formations of Ukraine are moving towards Novaya Kamenka and Boryslav, Kherson region, military correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny confirms.
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces have begun to move in the Kherson direction. Enemy forces began to advance in the direction of Novaya Kamenka - Berislav with forces consisting of two battalions. They are supported by cannon artillery and UAVs in the sky,” writes Poddubny.
The same information is voiced by his colleague Roman Saponkov, who works in the Kherson direction Roman Saponkov.
It is also known that the offensive is carried out by up to two infantry battalions from the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade. And the tank battalion of the 17th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Meanwhile, in Kherson they are preparing to defend the city. According to information from acting The head of the region, Vladimir Saldo, in order to avoid flooding in the event of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric station being undermined, the discharge of water from the Kakhovka reservoir has been sharply increased.
The removal of civilians to the left bank of the Dnieper also continues.
Let us recall that earlier Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said The Russian government is ready to allocate funds for the mass evacuation of residents of the Kherson region to other regions of the Russian Federation, where they can wait out the end of hostilities.
The day before, the commander of the Northern Military District Sergei Surovikin gave an interview to journalists for the first time, in which I did not exclude “making difficult decisions” on the fate of the city.
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