Almost all the security forces left Kherson on February 24-25, said the former head of the underground

APU soldiers. Archival photoKHERSON, June 9. In the first two days of the Russian special operation, about 90% of the Ukrainian security forces, including commanders, left Kherson, the ex-head of the personnel department of the 124th territorial defense brigade in the region, the head of the underground network, told reporters Valentin Bondarenko of the defense informants. On Thursday, Bondarenko officially announced his decision to resign all his powers, citing such a step as a betrayal of the commanding staff of the Ukrainian troops and the leadership in Kyiv. /> Terodefense commanders embezzled money, said the ex-head of the Kherson underground «Ninety percent of the security forces left Kherson, including middle-ranking leaders, they all left on February 24-25. The whole of Kherson knows this. People were simply abandoned. Families, friends and colleagues,” said Bondarenko. sleepy, I realized that resistance is useless. «The Russian army has great potential, and resisting is simply stupid,» he said. 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 their plans to become subjects of the Russian Federation.