Occupation officials announce transfer of civilians to left bank of Dnipro River: 'the battle for Kherson will begin soon'
Vladimir Saldo, head of the Russian occupation administration of Kherson region, announced the “organized transfer” of civilians in four municipalities from the right bank to the left bank of the Dnipro River. The measure is necessary, he said, because Ukraine is “assembling forces for a wide-scale offensive” and there is an “immediate danger that the territory will be flooded due to the planned destruction of the dam at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant."
Saldo also called for people not to listen to “alarmists,” claiming that “the Kherson region remains under the reliable protection of the Russian army.”
Soon after the announcement, Saldo’s deputy, Kirill Stremousov, said that “the battle for Kherson will begin very soon.” He called on civilians to “leave the area of the brutal fighting to come if possible.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Kherson occupation official Marat Khusnullin promised housing vouchers to all Kherson residents willing to leave the region for Russia.
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