Kherson has fallen
Kherson has fallen but Kyiv stands – Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev confirmed that the Ukrainian military is no longer in the city. Control of Kherson is now under “armed people who came to the city’s administration.”
Mayor Kolykhaiev announced that Russian officers entered the city hall building. Their plans are to install a new administration similar to the Donbask region. This marks the first major city occupied by the Russian army.
Head of Kherson regional administration, Hennady Lahuta issued a warning to all citizens. “I ask everyone who is not at home now, or who is planning to go outside, not to do so. The occupiers are in all areas of the city and are very dangerous.”
After the Russian occupation of the city, his final announcement was made. “Let it be for now. The flag above us is Ukrainian. And in order to keep it the same, these requirements will have to be met. I can’t offer anything else.”
Kyiv Stands
In Kyiv, President Zelensky claims that the Russian morale is breaking. “More and more occupiers are fleeing back to Russia, from us, from you, from all those who drive out the enemy with javelins, guns, tanks, helicopters – with everything that shoots. I wish you health, native Ukrainians, strong and kind, but not to the enemy!”
“We are a nation that broke the enemy’s plans in a week — plans those have been built for years, vile, calculated, with hate for our country, for our people, for any people who have 2 things: freedom and heart. But we stopped them and beat them.”
“Our military, our border guards, our territorial defense, even ordinary farmers capture the Russian military every day. And all the captives say only one thing: they do not know why they are here. Despite the fact that there are dozens of times more of them, the morale of the enemy is constantly deteriorating.”
“Blocking roads, people come out in front of enemy vehicles – it’s extremely dangerous, but how courageous. It is also salvation.”
“They will not have peace here, they will not have food here, they will not have a single quiet moment here. The occupiers will receive only one thing from Ukraine — a rebuff, a worthy rebuff. They will always remember that we do not give up.”