It is noted that “an endless column of the Russian army is moving through Melitopol along Ivan Alekseev Street towards Kherson.”
At the same time, the situation in the city is heating up every day – explosions are heard and automatic bursts are heard.
On July 8, Vice Prime Minister – Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Vereshchuk called on residents of Kherson and Zaporizhia regions to evacuate by all available means so that the Armed Forces of Ukraine could liberate these territories without endangering the civilian population.
Video recording of Vereshchuk’s speech on the air of the national telethon published on her Facebook page.
According to Vereshchuk, the invaders are doing everything to prevent the evacuation of civilians.
In particular, the Russian military on July 12 once again blocked the exit from the captured Melitopol to Zaporozhyesaid the mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov.
War of Russia against Ukraine. The main thing (updated)
After a full-scale attack on Ukraine on February 24, Russian troops captured part of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions
The operational command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “South” reported on May 28 that the Ukrainian military went on the counteroffensive on South.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called the key goal Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south liberation of Kherson. Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said in June that ATSS are about 15 km away from the city.
On July 10, an interview was published with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov, in which he said that Zelensky instructed to prepare for the de-occupation of the south.
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