Stela of the city of Kherson. File photoSIMFEROPOL, Aug 22Ukrainian troops launched a missile attack on Kherson, the air defense system went off, deputy head of the regional administration Kirill Stremousov said on Monday. «There was an attempted missile attack on Kherson. The air defense system went off. «, — Stremousov told RIA Novosti. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region, occupying such large cities as Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk, and cutting off Ukraine from the Sea of Azov. New administrations have been formed in both regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations are broadcasting, trade and transport links with Crimea are being restored. The regions announced plans to become part of Russia. In addition, eight years later, the North Crimean Canal was unblocked, and water flows back to the peninsula. Russia in Ukraine
