Russian servicemen in the Kherson region. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 24Russian military engineers cleared mines in private houses in the Kherson region, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports.
"Servicemen of the engineering unit of the Black Sea Fleet carry out mine clearance in one of the villages of the Kherson region . As a result of shelling by Ukrainian nationalists, dozens of shells of various purposes and calibers fall into private houses and on the plots of civilians", the report says.
By a lucky chance, many of the shells did not explode, but they still pose a great danger, the department noted. Russian military engineers go out daily to clear mines at the request of local residents. To neutralize shells, they use a combined-arms demining suit. In particular, sappers found aviation ammunition in the garden of one of the households. the purpose of further destruction,» one of the servicemen said. At the same time, sappers have to work with double caution, since it is impossible to defuse an explosive object on the spot due to the proximity of residential buildings.
Political expert: Kherson residents saw the benefits of living with RussiaRussian troops took control of the entire Kherson region in mid-March. Later, civil-military administrations began to form here and in the south of the Zaporozhye region. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. According to President Vladimir Putin, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» Ukraine. The main task in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.