Following the withdrawal of troops from the right bank of the Dnipro River in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, the Russian occupiers have now also announced that they will evacuate the dam town of Nowa Kakhovka on the left bank of the river. It is feared that the dam could be destroyed by shelling and the area could be flooded.
Kakhovka’s administration is retreating to a safe place with the city’s residents, crew chief Pavel Filipchuk said in a speech to the population on Saturday, according to Russia’s state news agency TASS. People’s lives are in danger from hostilities, Filipchuk said. The people would be taken to the southern Russian region of Krasnodar and treated there. Filipchuk promised the fugitives warm accommodation, regular meals and 100,000 rubles (about $1,600) in aid. Ukraine accuses the occupiers of kidnapping people.
Explosion at dam
For weeks, Russians and Ukrainians have been accusing each other of planning such a provocation. Ukrainian forces have identified the Kakhovka government as the “number one target for a terrorist attack” in the region, Filipchuk claimed. Ukraine rejects intentions of sabotage. Amid preparations for the evacuation, images of an explosion at the hydroelectric plant circulated on social media (see tweet below). The Ukrainian side blamed the Russians for the blast, which also damaged parts of the bridge over the Dnipro River.
London: City of Kherson largely under Ukrainian control
Pressured by Ukrainian counter-offensives, Moscow announced on Wednesday it would withdraw its troops from all parts of Kherson northwest of the Dnipro River, including the region’s capital. International observers rate this as one of the greatest defeats for the Russian military in this war. According to British estimates, the recapture of Kherson by Ukrainian troops means considerable damage to Russia’s image.
“The withdrawal is a public acknowledgment of the difficulties faced by Russian forces on the west bank of the Dnipro River,” the defense ministry said in London on Saturday. Ukraine has occupied large parts of the Kherson region on the west bank of the Dnipro and now largely controls the namesake city, the agency said, citing intelligence officials.
Source: Krone
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