-A 24-hour curfew has been imposed within the Russian-controlled Ukrainian metropolis of Kherson, the Russian-installed deputy governor of the area stated on Friday, amid what he stated was a possible Ukrainian offensive.
In video message posted on Telegram, Kirill Stremousov stated that the curfew was needed “with a purpose to defend our metropolis of Kherson” from what he known as “terrorist assaults”.
Stremousov repeated earlier requires civilians to go away Kherson metropolis, saying that columns of Ukrainian autos had been noticed on areas of the frontline and that an assault was doable.
Earlier on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that civilians needs to be evacuated from Kherson, a strategically very important area bordering annexed Crimea that Russia has held for the reason that early days of its marketing campaign in Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces have in latest drawn nearer to Kherson metropolis, the one regional capital to fall to Moscow because it deployed tens of hundreds of troops to Ukraine on Feb. 24, with Russia’s general commander in Ukraine acknowledging difficulties within the area.
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