Russia begins evacuation from Ukraine's south

 


Tens of thousands of civilians and Russian-appointed officials are being moved out of Ukraine's southern Kherson region ahead of a Ukrainian offensive, says the Russia-installed local leader.

Vladimir Saldo said 50-60,000 civilians would leave four towns on the west bank of the Dnieper river in an "organised, gradual displacement".

All Russian-appointed departments in Kherson city would cross the river too.

Russian TV footage showed a number of people gathering near the Dnieper.

As they queued for boats, it was not clear how many were leaving. The transfer or deportation of civilians by an occupying power from occupied territory is considered a war crime.

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Late on Monday, Russia's new military commander in Ukraine, Gen Sergei Surovikin, described the situation in Kherson city, the regional capital, as difficult.

Another Russian-installed official, Kirill Stremousov, warned Kherson residents that Ukrainian forces would launch an assault on the city "in the very near future".

Kherson was the first major city to fall to Russian forces when they invaded Ukraine in February. However, in just a few weeks the Ukrainian military has recaptured territory in the north of the region and pushed as far as 30km (19 miles) south along the Dnieper, threatening to trap Russian troops.

The Kremlin now claims Kherson and three other Ukrainian regions to be part of Russia - a claim rejected internationally.



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