Amid rumors of Ukrainian ambitions to proceed its counteroffensive throughout the Dnipro River, an official in Ukraine’s Kherson area mentioned that it was “too early” to speak in regards to the liberation of extra Russian-controlled villages.
“There was no official info but,” Serhii Khlan, a member of the Kherson regional council, mentioned throughout a press convention.
“Yesterday I mentioned {that a} Ukrainian flag was noticed on the Yunist [Youth] cinema in Nova Kakhovka, and that Ukrainian flags began to seem right here and there all through town, however there was no info of liberation and management of those settlements.”
CNN can not affirm Khlan’s claims. Ukrainian officers on Monday mentioned that the army was conducting an intense bombardment of Russian positions on the Dnipro River’s japanese financial institution.
Khlan additionally mentioned that Ukraine aimed to manage the waterway that provides Russian-controlled Crimea with contemporary water. That waterway, the North Crimean Canal, is fed by the Dnipro River, close to the city of Russian-controlled city of Tavriisk, on the river’s japanese financial institution.
The canal was dammed by Ukraine in 2014 after Russia illegally annexed Crimea. Russia resumed the circulation of water after captured southern Ukraine after the February 2022 invasion.
“We have to watch for the official message that we management Tavriisk – that is the place the primary sluices are for the water to circulation freely alongside the North-Crimean canal,” Khlan mentioned. “As soon as we take management of Tavriisk, then we will discuss closing the sluices and chopping off the water provide to North-Crimean canal.”
‘Humanitarian disaster’
The resident of the Kherson area’s liberated areas “are struggling humanitarian disaster proper now, which was artificially created by the occupiers,” Khlan mentioned.
“Now we have quite a lot of challenges on renewing a traditional life for the residents: Water, warmth, electrical energy, particularly contemplating the transformers for the electrical energy had been destroyed, this all provides up,” he mentioned. “There are nonetheless difficulties with the connection, though we now inform of the areas the place individuals can cost their cell system and get a connection from a Starlink to name their dearest.”
He mentioned that the facility firm hoped to revive town’s electrical energy provide inside every week, however that it may take as much as a month. Officers have warned that infrastructure have to be de-mined earlier than technicians can restore it.
Police are additionally busy opening felony proceedings into the conduct of the previous Russian occupiers, Khlan mentioned.
“The police investigators are working and opening the felony proceedings,” he mentioned. “I feel with a while we are going to see all these proceedings and all these instances with the Russian conflict crimes recorded.”
