As Ukraine's Counter-Ops Gain Steam, Annexed City Asks Locals To Vacate
NDTV
"We suggested to all people of the Kherson region to, if they wish, leave to other regions to protect themselves from missile hits," the head of the Russian-backed administration, Vladimir Saldo.
The Moscow-installed head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region, which the Kremlin says it has annexed, asked Russia on Thursday to help evacuate civilians from the area, in a sign that a Ukrainian counteroffensive is advancing.
"We suggested to all people of the Kherson region to, if they wish, leave to other regions to protect themselves from missile hits," the head of the Russian-backed administration, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram.
"In addressing the leadership of the country (Russia), I ask you to help organise this work."
He added: "We, the people of the Kherson region, know that Russia does not abandon its own."
