Russian units have taken full control of Kherson, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Civic infrastructure, livelihood facilities and public transport in the city operate on a daily basis, RIA Novosti reported. There is no shortage of basic necessities.
According to the source, the representatives of Russia’s Ministry of Defense are negotiating with Kherson's leadership to ensure the operation of all the social infrastructure of the city.
In response to the requests of the Donbas republics and the request of the deputies of the State Duma, President Putin signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the DPR and the LPR. Early in the morning of February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and the Ukrainian troops.
The attack is going in several directions. Kyiv is blocked from the west, and in the south and east of the country the Ukrainian army is cut off from the Sea of Azov, Mariupol is blocked.