The Ukrainian authorities transferred part of the troops from the Kherson direction to the Donbass. The corresponding statement was made by the acting governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo.
According to him, the enemy took advantage of the relative calm and decided to strengthen the Donetsk front, RIA Novosti reports.
Saldo noted that now in the Kherson region, mainly local battles are being fought, and shelling is also taking place regularly.
“Our military put pressure on the enemy, carry out sorties and sabotage on the right bank, conduct counter-battery combat with enemy artillerymen and mortars shelling peaceful cities“, Saldo concluded.
The DPR and LPR announced the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass on February 17 last year. Then they announced the evacuation of the population.
On February 21, the heads of the republics turned to Putin with a request to recognize their independence. The President held a meeting of the Security Council, after which he recognized the LNR and the DNR. Friendship and cooperation agreements were signed with both republics, which were later ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council.
Two days later, the heads of the DPR and LPR turned to Putin with a request to help repel Kyiv’s aggression in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and civilian casualties. The next day, February 24, the Russian leader addressed the nation and announced the start of a special operation in Ukraine to protect Donbass.
On September 30, Putin and the heads of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions signed agreements on the entry of these regions into the Russian Federation.
