Ukraine’s army tightened the noose round Russian forces occupying the southern metropolis of Kherson on Thursday.
Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of the Russia-backed administration in Kherson, claimed Ukraine had launched an offensive in the direction of Novaya Kamianka and Berislav within the Kherson area.
Whereas Ukraine remained tight-lipped about its operations, its army stated in an early Thursday replace on the Kherson area that 43 Russian servicemen had been killed and 6 tanks and different tools destroyed.
Footage of individuals fleeing by boat throughout the Dnipro river have been broadcast by Russian state tv, which portrayed the exodus as an try to evacuate civilians earlier than it grew to become a fight zone.
About 50,000 to 60,000 individuals can be moved out within the subsequent six days, stated Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed chief of Kherson, whereas sustaining that Russia had the sources to carry town and even counter-attack if mandatory.
