Russian convoy enters Skadovsk

Kateryna Tyschenko – Sunday, 13 March 2022, 19:45

On Sunday, a convoy of Russian troops entered Skadovsk, a port city on the Black Sea in the Kherson region. They are stationed in a children’s summer camp.

Source: Oleksandr Yakovlev, the Mayor of Skadovsk, on Facebook

According to Yakovlev: "In the afternoon, an occupiers’ convoy (around 30 units of equipment) entered Skadovsk and it looks like they will be staying the night. They are stationed in one of the children’s camps on the outskirts of Skadovsk."

Details: The Mayor said that during the day Russian soldiers entered the buildings of the City Council. No members of staff were there at the time.

"No change on other fronts. Skadovsk is Ukraine," he noted.

Background: On 9 March, a Russian military convoy entered Skadovsk; the Russians forbade the local residents from approaching the Taras Shevchenko monument, and removed computers from the city council building.

On 12 March, Mayor of Skadovsk Oleksandr Yakovlev reported that "there are no occupying forces" in the city, and that the situation was under control.