Consequences of the rocket and artillery strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on residential areas of Kherson. File photoSIMFEROPOL, July 19During the special operation, Ukraine inflicted about 3,700 rocket and artillery strikes on the Kherson region, said Deputy Head of the Regional Administration Kirill Stremousov. I won’t say that these strikes are carried out more often, now high-precision weapons are simply used,” Stremousov said on the air of Channel One. According to him, the air defense system is being strengthened in the region. Ukrainian troops have recently stepped up shelling of a residential sector in the Kherson region. The city of Novaya Kakhovka was the most affected, where warehouses with saltpeter exploded due to the impact of American HIMARS missiles, residential buildings and a market were destroyed, a hospital was damaged, people were killed and injured. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region . Administrations have been formed in the regions, broadcasting of Russian TV channels and radio stations has begun, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. The regions have announced plans to become subjects of Russia. Russia has previously sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. >14:01InfographicMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of 19.07.2022
