Kherson authorities called the Russian military operation a cleansing from neo-fascism

A soldier and local residents in Kherson. Archival photoSIMFEROPOL, Jun 2 Deputy head of the Kherson region administration Kirill Stremousov said that the special military operation is not an «occupation», as they are trying to present it at the international level, but a cleansing from neo-fascism. «Special military operation — this is not, as many say, an occupation, but just a cleansing from neo-fascism, which in recent years has flourished not only in the Kherson region, but throughout Ukraine,» Stremousov said in a video message published on his Telegram channel. The deputy governor expressed confidence that after the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, the Mykolaiv, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovohrad regions of Ukraine and others up to the Khmelnytsky region will be liberated. >Russian air defense shot down a rocket of Ukrainian nationalists over the outskirts of KhersonRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in southern Ukraine. Civil-military administrations have been formed in the regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations have begun broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. The liberated regions announced plans to become subjects of the Russian Federation.Turchak said that the Kherson region, the LPR and the DPR will become part of Russia