The mayor of Kherson, Ihor Kulekhayev, said that the Ukrainian army is no longer present in the city and that its inhabitants must now execute the instructions of "armed persons who came to the city administration" - noting thatThe city is now under Russian control.
The announcement on his Facebook page intervened several days after Kherson suffered the pressure of the Russian forces besieging the city.
Kherson is a city of strategic importance at the entrance to the Black Sea with a population of nearly 300,000 inhabitants.Wednesday, the mayor of kyiv denied the claim for control of Russia, saying that the Ukrainian forces were still fighting in certain parts of the city.The new publication indicated that the Ukrainian forces were parties.
The mayor also told the New York Times in an interview that a group of ten armed Russian officers, including the commander of the forces attacking the city, had entered the town hall on Wednesday on Wednesday.He said he was informed by Russian officers whom they planned to create a new administration similar to those of the separatist enclaves supported by Russia in eastern Ukraine, according to an interview with the New York Times.
What does that mean: if Kherson was now under Russian control, it would be an important moment in the conflict, because it would be the first big city captured by the Russian forces.
Late Wednesday, Henadi Lahota, head of the Kherson regional administration, published a message in which he said: "I ask all those who are not at home today, or who plan to go out, not to do it.The occupants in all the districts of the city are very dangerous.»»
READL'augmentation des pertes russes en Ukraine a conduit à davantage de questions sur sa préparation militaireSans dire explicitement que les Russes contrôlent la ville, le maire Kulekhaev a déclaré mercredi soir qu'»»il y a des visiteurs armés dans le comité exécutif de la ville aujourd’hui»».
"The team and I are a peaceful people, we had no weapons and there was no assault on our part.»»
I made them no promise.I have nothing to prepare.I'm only interested in the normal life of our city! I just asked not to shoot people.»»
Il a poursuivi dans son message Facebook : « Nous n’avons pas de forces armées dans la ville, seulement des civils et des gens qui veulent vivre ici !»»
Kulekhayev said that there were now new rules in the city, including a curfew and restrictions on transport inside and outside the city.
Another rule, he says, is that "the infantrymen walk one by one, two at most. Ne provoquez pas l’armée»».
He concluded: "So be it now.The flag above us is Ukrainian.To keep it as it is, these requirements must be met.I can't offer anything else.»»
