Stela, city of Kherson. Archival photo SIMFEROPOL, Aug. 9 The settlements of the Nikolaev region taken under the control of Russian forces were transferred to the administration of the Kherson region, deputy head of the VGA Kirill Stremousov told RIA Novosti. «Some settlements of the Nikolaev region were liberated and attached to the Kherson region administration. We help them humanitarianly, we pay social benefits and pensions,» he said. borders on Kherson. Most of it, including the regional center of Nikolaev, is under the control of the Ukrainian army. In mid-March, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region. New administrations have been formed there, Russian TV channels and radio stations have begun broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. Both regions announced plans to become part of Russia. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the President, the ultimate goal is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia itself. Russia in Ukraine
