Russia orders Kherson evacuation as Ukrainian forces expected to retake key city posted at 17:07:54 UTC via inews.co.uk
Russia orders Kherson evacuation as Ukrainian forces expected to retake key city posted at 17:07:54 UTC via inews.co.uk Russian authorities have ordered all residents in the city of Kherson to evacuate in expectation of a Ukrainian advance , it has been reported. The city has been occupied by Russia since the early days of its invasion in February and the wider region was one of four illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin earlier this month. Martial law was declared and Russian military leaders in Kherson have described the situation as “tense” in recent days amid reports of shelling attacks. Kirill Stremousov, the Russian-installed deputy administrator of the Kherson region said in a Telegram message posted late on Tuesday that “in the very near future, the battle for Kherson will begin.” He said on Saturday that a decision had been made “to evacuate the civilian population for the sake of ensuring security”. Ukrainian forces are believed to have bombarded Russian positions on Fri
