Kherson authorities denied information about the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

View of the Dnieper River and Kherson. File photoSIMFEROPOL, June 2Deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov denied information about the alleged capture of more than 20 settlements during the offensive by the Ukrainian army. side of the Dnipropetrovsk region and continues the offensive.The ex-commander of the Kherson territorial defense wanted to obtain Russian citizenship» Everything is fine in Kherson. Everything that the fugitive governor of Lagut says that 20 settlements have been liberated, that the Ukrainian army is advancing — all this is from the category of «The Simpsons» (American comedy animated series — ed. ) and other different stories, which already without hysterical laughter it’s impossible not to laugh,” Stremousov said in a video message published on his Telegram channel. According to him, the Kherson region continues to live and enjoy life. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in southern Ukraine. Civil-military administrations have been formed in the regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations have begun broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. Turchak said that Kherson region, LPR and DPR will become part of Russia 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.