Russian invaders announce recruitment to Kherson "Territorial Defence Forces"

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — MONDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2022 10: 56 AM

The so-called "administration" authorities of Russian-occupied Kherson have announced the formation of a territorial defence force for the city. 

Source: RIA Novosti, the Russian Kremlin-aligned news agency, citing the local "authorities" appointed by Russia; Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, in an interview with UP

Details: The men who have not yet left the occupied city are given the option to join the territorial defence units in Kherson at their own request. 

At the same time, Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Chief Intelligence Directorate said he believed that the Russian occupation forces were preparing to defend Kherson, not to retreat from it. 

"But at the same time, I can't tell you that they are running away from Kherson right now. No, there is no such thing. They are making preparations so that, if necessary, they can get out very quickly. However, they are not preparing to leave now, they are preparing for defence," the Head of the Directorate said. 

Budanov considers the message about the evacuation from Kherson to be an information operation, a manipulation: "On the contrary, they are bringing new military units there and preparing the city's streets for defence."

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