In September, Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of the southern city and three others - but this has not been recognised internationally and has been condemned by the West. Kherson has been occupied by Russian forces since March and was the first big city to fall into their control. 'On my own behalf, I can add that many Kherson residents voluntarily enter the service in the Russia, Armed Forces and other military formations in order to defeat the enemy, which brings innumerable disasters to their small homeland,' he noted. He said printouts being distributed about an alleged mobilisation are 'propaganda by the Kyiv regime' and urged residents to only trust 'official sources'. No mobilization is being planned in the Kherson Region,' he wrote on Telegram. Vladimir Saldo said he had received a 'huge number of questions' from residents about troops being called up.

Rumours have been circulating for months that Russia is looking to mobilise troops in the illegally-annexed Kherson region of Ukraine.īut the Russian-installed governor has now tried to shut down speculation by saying a mobilisation is not being planned. Russia must lose this war for life to win.' Let's give even more to our state to protect life.

'Let's do even more to consolidate the world against Russian terror. 'An ordinary Saturday, which Russia turned into a day of pain and loss,' he added. 'This is what a neighbourhood with a terrorist state is, this is what we unite the whole world against,' he said.Ī theatre and a university were hit in the strike, he said, adding people have been killed and wounded. One body could also be briefly seen in the video slouched inside Scattered across a square in front of what appeared to be a theatre, where parked cars were heavily damaged. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is in Sweden for talks, shared a video of the destruction in the northern city. Details later,' the region's governor Vyacheslav Chaus said on Telegram. 'The enemy shelled the centre of Chernihiv. People in Chernihiv have been told to 'stay in shelters' after the city came under a Russian attack.

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