In north of Kherson Region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated more than 20 settlements from Russians

DENYS KARLOVSKYI — WEDNESDAY, 1 JUNE 2022, 19:46

In the north of the Kherson region, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated more than 20 settlements from the Russian occupiers.

Source: Hennadii Lahuta, the Head of the Kherson Oblast State Administration, on air of the national 24/7 newscast

Lahuta's quote: "More than 20 settlements have been liberated near the side of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast."

Details: Lahuta said that about half of the population has left the occupied territory of the region.

According to the Head of the Kherson Oblast State Administration, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are moving further south.

Background: 

• Russian invaders blew up a bridge over the Inhulets River in northern Kherson region.
• In an evening address on 31 May, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are making progress on the Kherson front.
• On 30 May, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that Ukrainian defenders had liberated the village of Mykolaivka from Russian occupation near the administrative border between Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.