Andrey Turchak. Archival photo KHERSON, May 6. The status of the Kherson region will be determined by its residents, said Andriy Turchak, secretary of the General Council of United Russia. «Let's not get ahead of ourselves. In any case, the status will be determined by the residents,» he said. According to Turchak, now the most important thing is to resolve the issue of humanitarian aid and normal preparation for winter, so that all utility systems, all urban infrastructure work like a mechanism. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. As a result of the offensive, the Russian group of troops managed to completely cut off Ukraine from the Sea of Azov, as well as connect the territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions controlled by the Russian Armed Forces with the DPR.
Pushilin: Kiriyenko and Turchak visited the liberated territories of Donbass
