As the fifth week has passed in Russia’s military intervention against Ukraine, new news comes from the region. Ukraine said in a statement that the Russian army started preparations for a referendum in the Kherson region, which is located on the Black Sea coast and borders the Crimea.
‘THEY ARE TRYING TO CREATE A MILITARY AND CIVIL MANAGEMENT’
In the statement made on the Facebook account of the Ukrainian General Staff, the latest situation was evaluated on the 35th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.
In the statement, it was stated that the Russian army is trying to create a military and civilian administration to control the temporarily occupied territory of the south of Ukraine.
It was also stated that the army started preparations for a referendum on the creation of a so-called state under the name of the Kherson People’s Republic in the Kherson region.
THE THREAT CONTINUES
In the statement, which stated that there are ships equipped with Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles in the Black Sea, it was stated that the threat of hitting the military, industrial and logistics infrastructures in the country with these missiles continues.
The Ukrainian General Staff shared the information that at the Sevastopol Naval Base in Crimea, which was annexed in 2014, the resupply of the caliber type cruise missiles on the frigate Admiral Makarov has been completed.
‘RUSSIAN ARMY WILL TRY TO BLOCK CHERNIGIV’
In the statement, it was reported that the Russian army, which continues to work on additional reinforcements on the eastern left bank of Ukraine, focused on carrying out sabotage and reconnaissance activities, and concentrated on taking measures to ensure rear security.
In the statement, which stated that the Russian army will attempt to blockade the city of Chernihiv in the coming days and it is expected to carry out an attack in the Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk directions, it was reminded that the blockade activities of the city of Kharkov continue.
In the statement, it was noted that efforts were made to seize control of Popasna, Rubijna settlements and the city of Mariupol in the Donetsk region.
Source: AA