The Russians blocked all departures from the Kherson region, it is possible to go only to the occupied Crimea - Pivden [South] Operational Command
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022, 14:58
The Russian military has blocked all exits from the temporarily occupied Kherson region into the territory controlled by Ukraine.
Source: Vladyslav Nazarov, Speaker of the Pivden [South] Operational Command
Quote: "Having no other options, the occupiers blocked the exit from the Kherson region to the territories controlled by the Ukrainian authorities and are trying to direct everyone who wants to leave - to Crimea, as the only possible direction. Patrols have been intensified in Kherson, and the number of checkpoints has increased."
Details: At the same time, according to Nazarov, local residents, despite the pressure and threats of the occupiers, celebrated the Vyshyvanka Day [Vyshyvanka Day is the holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes called Vyshyvanka]. Local residents distributed photos of Ukrainian symbols, leaflets urging the occupiers to go home; posters and graffiti about their pro-Ukrainian position and the fact that Kherson region is part of Ukraine.
