Russian servicemen near the building of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in Novaya Kakhovka. File photoSIMFEROPOL, Aug 29Ukrainian troops launched a missile strike in the area of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station in the Kherson region, Vladimir Leontiev, head of the administration of the Kakhovka district, told RIA Novosti. , which passes along the hydroelectric dam, administrative buildings and in the area of the lock canal. Ukrainian troops have been attacking the city of Novaya Kakhovka for almost a day, the air defense system is working. «/>June 22, 17:18 Infographic Interactive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine According to Leontiev, one of the HIMARS shells fell in the courtyard of a house on Bukina Street and did not explode. It was deactivated and taken out by military sappers. The evacuation of employees from workplaces has been announced in the city, people are leaving for shelters. The head of the district administration emphasized that no evacuation of residents from the city is planned. In total, over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched more than ten missile attacks on Novaya Kakhovka, residential buildings and a school were damaged. American HIMARS systems and the Tochka-U tactical missile system are also used. Russia has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine since February 24. 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 of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. In mid-March, the Russian military took control of the Kherson and Azov parts of the Zaporozhye region. Civil-military administrations have been formed there, Russian TV channels have begun broadcasting, the ruble has been put into circulation, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. The authorities announced the plans of the regions to become part of Russia.
