The Battle of Kherson, one of the territories illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin, could define the course of the war. It is a key point since, if recovered by Ukraine, it would allow it to reach the Black Sea, thereby preventing access to Russia. Its proximity to the Crimean peninsula, another area held by Moscow since 2014, would be a major boost for Kyiv and a setback for Moscow.
Zelenski has clarified that he has recovered more than 80 municipalities, which translates into more than a thousand square kilometers in Kherson, one of the first to fall into enemy hands at the beginning of the war, on February 24.
While Russian forces are evacuating civilians across the Dnieper River, some 15.000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Kherson to try to stop the expected Ukrainian offensive. On Thursday, the pro-Russian deputy governor of the region reported that around XNUMX inhabitants had been moved to the left bank of the Dnieper.
Map of the war in Ukraine today
War situation in Ukraine
Russian controlled areas
Areas reclaimed by Ukraine
no plane flies
through the airspace
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Source: Own elaboration / ABC
war situation
in Ukraine
Russian controlled areas
Areas reclaimed by Ukraine
no plane flies
through the airspace
except in Ukrainian
russian gadgets
Source: Own elaboration / ABC
The deputy governor has denounced that at least four civilians have died in a Ukrainian rocket attack on the Antonivka bridge, along which citizens are evacuated by ferry to the left bank of the Dnieper River.
accusation crossing
To all this we must add Zelensky's complaint that Russia has mined the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, south of the Dnieper River, which would cause a "large-scale" catastrophe and hinder his avant. It would flood 80 towns in the lower Dnieper Valley, including Kherson. In addition, it would put the Zaporizhia plant at risk, since it is used to cool it. However, Moscow sources deny that the reservoir has been mined. However, Kyiv has threatened to "strike back even stronger" if Russia destroys the Kherson hydroelectric dam
The fighting will continue, especially in the areas annexed in the illegal referendums orchestrated by Putin and the Russian forces continue to attack the civilian population with missiles. In the last few hours, these have once again shaken Kharkiv, the country's second largest city, and Zaporizhia, causing at least a dozen injuries. In the first city, the bombs have hit an industrial facility,
