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Vichy Collaborationist Government Flees Kherson
KYIV, Ukraine — The civilian administration installed by President President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in the strategically important southern port city of Kherson began to crumble on Monday, with proxy officials abandoning the government headquarters as Ukrainian forces continued to make progress advancing on the city.
Ukrainian officials, videos on social media and accounts from Ukrainian activists who have spoken to residents offered a glimpse of the chaotic situation on the ground in Kherson: Merchants are refusing to be paid in Russian currency, government offices have been emptied of essential equipment and civilians have been told by proxy officials loyal to the Kremlin to take “documents, money, valuables and clothes” and flee the city.
Accounts from Ukrainian officials and activists suggested the occupation administration was in disarray and the humanitarian situation was growing dire.
The reports were difficult to verify independently because internet and other communication services in Kherson have been almost completely severed, in what Ukrainian activists said was a deliberate effort by Russian officials to thwart Kyiv’s military.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/24/world/-russia-ukraine-war-news.amp.html
Vichy Collaborationist Government Flees Kherson
KYIV, Ukraine — The civilian administration installed by President President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in the strategically important southern port city of Kherson began to crumble on Monday, with proxy officials abandoning the government headquarters as Ukrainian forces continued to make progress advancing on the city.
Ukrainian officials, videos on social media and accounts from Ukrainian activists who have spoken to residents offered a glimpse of the chaotic situation on the ground in Kherson: Merchants are refusing to be paid in Russian currency, government offices have been emptied of essential equipment and civilians have been told by proxy officials loyal to the Kremlin to take “documents, money, valuables and clothes” and flee the city.
Accounts from Ukrainian officials and activists suggested the occupation administration was in disarray and the humanitarian situation was growing dire.
The reports were difficult to verify independently because internet and other communication services in Kherson have been almost completely severed, in what Ukrainian activists said was a deliberate effort by Russian officials to thwart Kyiv’s military.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/24/world/-russia-ukraine-war-news.amp.html