Vladimir Putin last night issued a chilling warning to residents of occupied Kherson in Ukraine: leave or be forcibly deported to Russian-occupied territory.
The despot made his remarks in an interview with state media in Moscow, in which he indicated that his troops could soon withdraw as Ukraine pushes further towards the city occupied by Russian forces in the early days of the war.
“Those who still live in Kherson should definitely be removed from the area of the most dangerous hostilities… civilians should not suffer shelling, attacks, counter-attacks or the like,” Putin said.
There are reports that Russian soldiers have left the checkpoints in Kherson and moved to the east bank of the Dnipro River. Kirill Stremousov, one of Putin’s puppet officials in the occupation administration, imposed a 24-hour curfew in the city last night. The former Ukrainian politician, wanted for treason by Kiev, said it was “to defend our city of Kherson” against what he called “terrorist attacks”.
The despot made his remarks in an interview with state media in Moscow, in which he indicated that his troops could soon withdraw as Ukraine pushes further towards the city snatched by Russian forces in the early days of the war.
He urged civilians to flee and said columns of Ukrainian vehicles had been spotted on the front line and an attack was possible.
