Russian propagandists ordered to forget the word "Kherson"
Mentions of Kherson have disappeared from Russian media since Ukrainian defenders liberated the city.
Source: Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, on Twitter
Quote: "Russian propagandists have been ordered to forget the word ‘Kherson’. The city, whose ‘annexation’ was welcomed yesterday on Red Square, no longer exists in the Russian media space."
Russian propagandists had an order to forget word "Kherson". The city, which "annexation" was welcomed yesterday on Red Square, is no longer existing in ru-mediapole. We support new information strategy: today – forgetting Kherson. Tomorrow – Donetsk and Crimea. Soon – Ukraine.
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) November 21, 2022
Details: The President's Office added that they support this particular information strategy of the occupiers: today, forgetting the word "Kherson"; tomorrow, "Donetsk" and "Crimea"; and soon, "Ukraine".
Background:
- On 9 November, Sergei Surovikin, the commander of the Russian occupation forces in Ukraine, announced that the Russian army was retreating from Kherson.
- On 11 November, Ukrainian Defence Intelligence reported that Kherson was returning to Ukrainian control and that Ukrainian soldiers were entering the city. The retreat routes of the Russian occupiers were under fire control of the Ukrainian army.
- On 12 November, the legitimate Oblast and City Military Administrations, as well as the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police of Ukraine, started working in liberated Kherson.
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