SIMFEROPOL, 31 Jan. Russian troops successfully repulsed an attempt by the Ukrainian army to force the Dnieper in the Kherson region, said Vladimir Vasilenko, spokesman for the acting governor of the Kherson region. coast. It was repulsed. The enemy's attempt was not successful,» he said.
Last week, Acting Governor of the region Volodymyr Saldo said that the left bank of the Dnieper River is regularly fired aimlessly from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the attacks mainly hit residential buildings, which leads to the death of civilians.
The situation in the Kherson region remains tense . Since mid-October last year, the Russian authorities have organized the removal of civilians to the left bank of the Dnieper, as they were in danger due to constant Ukrainian shelling and the risk of flooding in the event of a strike on the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam.
In total, 115 thousand people were evacuated from the right-bank regions. In early November, the Russian command decided to take up defensive positions along the left bank of the river and deployed more than 30,000 military personnel and about 5,000 pieces of weapons and equipment there.
Kherson region became a subject of Russia following a referendum held there in September 2022. At the same time, the Ukrainian side does not recognize its legitimacy and continues to shell the territory of the region. Today, 75 percent of the region is under Russian control, while the right-bank part, including the regional center of the region, the city of Kherson, remains under the control of Ukrainian troops.
From February 24, a military special operation has been underway in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The ultimate goal, according to the president, is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that would guarantee the security of Russia. >Map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of 31.01.2023InfographicView