Russians abandon occupied Kherson province garrison amid Ukrainian advance, regional governor says


Russian military personnel visit local residents' homes in Kherson Oblast to change from military uniforms to plain clothes to avoid fighting

Russian military personnel visit local residents’ homes in Kherson Oblast to change from military uniforms to plain clothes to avoid fighting

“According to residents of various districts in the region, The occupiers are very afraid. They go to the homes of the locals, change into plain clothes and flee the battlefield,” he said.

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Butriy said active hostilities continued in the area. Artillery fire threatens to destroy more and more settlements.

People are leaving their ruined houses en masse, and the surviving buildings are occupied by Russian troops.

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Children have been injured by shrapnel and people have been sitting in cold cellars without water or food for weeks.

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Most of the temporarily occupied communities have non-functioning stores and pharmacies. There has been no electricity and water supply since the war started.

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