Russian flag. Archival photoCOSSACK CAMPS (Kherson region), April 21 In the village of Cossack camps in the Kherson region, the Ukrainian flag was removed from the building of the local administration and a Russian one was hoisted instead, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. This happened during a raid by Russian security forces to identify Ukrainian saboteurs. Near the administration building on the square there is a memorial in honor of those who died during the Great Patriotic War, it is in good condition. The village of Cossack Camps is located about 40 kilometers southeast of Kherson, on the left bank of the Dnieper. Earlier, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported that Russian security forces in the Cossack Camps during the raid discovered a cache with weapons, including grenade launchers, machine guns and Kalashnikov assault rifles. As an employee of the Russian law enforcement agencies explained to RIA Novosti, the raid was carried out in order to search for sabotage and reconnaissance groups and general demilitarization. Russian troops entered Kherson on February 24, since March 2 the city has been under the complete control of the Russian Armed Forces. Now the Russian military also controls the Kherson region. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
