Authorities in Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, have called on residents to evacuate the region due to the danger of intensification of Russian bombings. The appeal was made by regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin through Telegram, who addressed especially families with children and elderly people, asking them to leave the city while it is possible.
Prokudin warned that the attacks could leave Kherson without electricity or heating for a long period. The situation in the city, which had about 280,000 inhabitants before the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, was classified by the governor as "extremely difficult."
The night before the appeal, Russian forces again attacked Kherson's urban heating plant with glide bombs. According to Prokudin, the facility suffered very serious damage as a result of the bombing.
