"Gauleiter" Stremousov announces preparation of Ukrainian offensive on Kherson
OLHA HLUSHCHENKO — WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2022, 00:30
"Gauleiter" Kyrylo Stremousov [Russian-appointed puppet leader/governor; a term that referred to German governors of territories occupied by the Nazis in WWII], one of the so-called leaders of the occupying "administration" of Kherson, announced the preparation for the offensive of Ukrainian troops on the city.
Source: Stremousov on Telegram
Details: He emphasised that the Ukrainian military, which is "pushed by the West", will launch an attack on Kherson in the near future, and allowed the possibility of an attack on the city, as well as the right-bank part of Kherson Oblast.
Stremousov urged local residents to evacuate and promised that Russia would compensate them for the possible loss of housing as a result of attacks in other regions.
At the same time, the puppet governor of the occupiers assured that "no one is going to surrender" Kherson, and the invaders "will stand to the end."
Previously: Sergey Surovikin, the new commander of the Russian army in Ukraine, does not rule out making "difficult decisions" regarding the future arrival of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in occupied Kherson
Background:
- Western military officials believe that the Ukrainian army can liberate Kherson from the Russian invaders as early as late October.
- Volodymyr Saldo, the Russian-appointed puppet governor of Kherson Oblast, has appealed to the Russian leadership, asking to help evacuate residents from the region. The Russian Federation said that it would provide "free accommodation" to all persons coming to Russia from Kherson Oblast.
- According to the General Staff, the Russians have begun the process of evacuating so-called state institutions from the occupied part of Kherson Oblast to the occupied Crimea.
- The Russian occupiers are taking collaborators and their families from Kherson to Russian-occupied Crimea.
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