Kherson Region in the South of Ukraine on its Way to Peace

DISCLOSURE: Sourced from Russian government funded media

TopWar: By today, artillery strikes by the AFU and the Russian Army on the border areas of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions continue. However, no successful offensive operations have been carried out by the sides .

The Russian Armed Forces are striking targets in Mykolaiv and south of Nikopol with cruise missiles and respond to any attack of the AFU with artillery shelling. Meanwhile, the city of Kherson, which is under the Russian control, is back to normal, local businesses are working, slowly restoring links with the Crimean Republic, as well as other Russian regions. Civilians get significant aid from Russia.

Russian troops took control over the city of Kherson on March 2 almost without street fighting. The city is currently preparing to rebuild and to reopen factories. Companies will continue to work in Kherson. Security operations continue in the city and around the region.

On April 21, the special forces of the Russian Federal Security Service raided the area on the Kherson outskirts. As a result of the special operation, weapons were found in several private houses. The AFU army had left ammunition in the buildings of local residents during their retreat.

The operation was carried out with the use of the FTA-5901 «Viking», an armored vehicle based on the KAMAZ-4911 «Extreme». KAMAZ «Extreme» is a special version for the Dakar rally, while “Viking” is an armored version weighing 22 tons.

Previously, Russian servicemen uncovered the headquarters of the so-called Ukrainian territorial defense in a local school. During their surrender, the AFU left the ammunition, medical supplies, weapons, and equipment there.

The school director said that Ukrainian armed forces dressed in civilian uniforms occupied the school on February 24. They immediately brought boxes and equipment into the building and ordered the school management to leave the premises.

Russian security forces also discovered a cache of weapons and ammunition at the «Pallada» military plant in Kherson, presumably left by the Security Service of Ukraine.

Some of the members of the Ukrainian territorial defence voluntarily hand over their weapons to the Russian military. A big number of arms and explosives were distributed to local civilians in February. They were called to fight against the Russian Army. As a result, a lot of them are still armed. The disarmament of civilians in the region continues.

The man handed over all the weapons he was provided by the AFU and called on other former members of the territorial defence to follow his example.

During his interview, he also called on the end of the bloodshed between the fraternal Slavic peoples and confirmed that the situation in the region is calm, Russian soldier are polite and people should not trust the news spread by the Kiev authorities.

On April 20, pro-Russian blogger Vladimir Kuleshov was killed in Kherson. One of the main Ukrainian nationalist propagandists Anton Gerashchenko confirmed the murder of the blogger. Citing anonymous sources, he claimed that the victim added Russian forces.

Kherson is slowly returning to peaceful life. The industrial sector is on its way to renew local production, agricultural works resumed. However, security in the city is still under threat, as caches of weapons and ammunition are still being discovered, which poses a considerable danger to the civilians who share different political views.

The situation in Kherson is an example which should be compared to the city of Mariupol and the Kiev region. Despite some battles in the region at the beginning of the operation, no one accused the Russian troops of genocide and the city was not damaged.

At the same time, the region is facing a political vacuum, as it is unclear what Moscow’s plans in the region are. Russia will not allow the Kiev regime to regain control of the region, because it is of strategic importance. At the same time, the Kremlin and local authorities have yet to clarify the future of the region.