Kirill Stremousov, Kherson’s deputy head, was summoned on Tuesday for apparently filming a video message saying Ukraine had been defeated from a Marriott hotel in Voronezh, Russia. “Russia is forever in Kherson,” Stremusov said, arguing that the Ukrainian offensive had been derailed the day it began. But a Ukrainian activist was quick to point out that Stremusov appeared to have filmed the video 500 miles from Kherson – somewhere near the Annunciation Cathedral in Voronezh, which could be seen in the background, along with the Voronezh Reservoir. Social media users then found photos showing the view from a Marriott hotel that matched the background in the same video where Stremusov declared the Ukrainian attack “useless”. Stremusov’s apparent departure from Kherson came after Alexei Kovalev was shot dead in front of his home at the weekend, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. Kovalev, the former deputy head of agriculture in Kherson, was formerly a member of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party in parliament before switching sides and joining the Russian occupiers who seized the city in early March. Another Russian-appointed official in the city survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle, Russia’s TASS news agency reported, without naming the official. The assassination attempt came after Zelensky warned Russian troops in the occupied territories that it was “time to run” if they wanted to survive Ukraine’s onslaught. While Ukrainian authorities refused to share any details about their Kherson attack, Russian defense officials went out of their way to downplay it, claiming late Monday that it had “failed miserably.” The Russian Defense Ministry, in its update on Tuesday, also claimed to have killed more than 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers during the offensive that began a day earlier. But Russia’s claims of military victories come as Western officials warn that Moscow’s situation is not as rosy as it seems. “Most of the [Russian] “Units around Kherson are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines with ferry bridges and pontoon bridges on the Dnipro,” the UK Ministry of Defense said in its latest assessment of the war on Tuesday. Iranian drones now in the Russian military’s possession, which have been widely seen as a potential game changer in the Kremlin’s war, also had “multiple failures” when tested, according to US officials cited by CNN on Tuesday. And despite Russia’s claims that it had already quelled the Ukrainian offensive in Kherson, a series of explosions were reported in and around the city on Tuesday, while a local Ukrainian lawmaker, Sergii Khlan, said a yacht club seized by Russian forces had taken directly Hit. An unnamed source in the Ukrainian military also told CNN that the military had already retaken four villages in the region, although the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not confirm this claim. “Unlike CNN, I’m very concerned about the fate of those people living in those settlements and those units that are fighting, so we’re not confirming anything yet. We are working and will announce [new developments] as soon as possible,” Natalya Gumeniuk, spokeswoman for the Ukrainian armed forces in the south, said in televised comments on Tuesday.
title: “Russian Proxy Leader Kirill Stremousov Reportedly On The Run Amid Ukraine S Kherson Offensive Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-05” author: “Lois Moye”
Kirill Stremousov, Kherson’s deputy head, was summoned on Tuesday for apparently filming a video message saying Ukraine had been defeated from a Marriott hotel in Voronezh, Russia. “Russia is forever in Kherson,” Stremusov said, arguing that the Ukrainian offensive had been derailed the day it began. But a Ukrainian activist was quick to point out that Stremusov appeared to have filmed the video 500 miles from Kherson – somewhere near the Annunciation Cathedral in Voronezh, which could be seen in the background, along with the Voronezh Reservoir. Social media users then found photos showing the view from a Marriott hotel that matched the background in the same video where Stremusov declared the Ukrainian attack “useless”. Stremusov’s apparent departure from Kherson came after Alexei Kovalev was shot dead in front of his home at the weekend, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. Kovalev, the former deputy head of agriculture in Kherson, was formerly a member of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party in parliament before switching sides and joining the Russian occupiers who seized the city in early March. Another Russian-appointed official in the city survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle, Russia’s TASS news agency reported, without naming the official. The assassination attempt came after Zelensky warned Russian troops in the occupied territories that it was “time to run” if they wanted to survive Ukraine’s onslaught. While Ukrainian authorities refused to share any details about their Kherson attack, Russian defense officials went out of their way to downplay it, claiming late Monday that it had “failed miserably.” The Russian Defense Ministry, in its update on Tuesday, also claimed to have killed more than 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers during the offensive that began a day earlier. But Russia’s claims of military victories come as Western officials warn that Moscow’s situation is not as rosy as it seems. “Most of the [Russian] “Units around Kherson are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines with ferry bridges and pontoon bridges on the Dnipro,” the UK Ministry of Defense said in its latest assessment of the war on Tuesday. Iranian drones now in the Russian military’s possession, which have been widely seen as a potential game changer in the Kremlin’s war, also had “multiple failures” when tested, according to US officials cited by CNN on Tuesday. And despite Russia’s claims that it had already quelled the Ukrainian offensive in Kherson, a series of explosions were reported in and around the city on Tuesday, while a local Ukrainian lawmaker, Sergii Khlan, said a yacht club seized by Russian forces had taken directly Hit. An unnamed source in the Ukrainian military also told CNN that the military had already retaken four villages in the region, although the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not confirm this claim. “Unlike CNN, I’m very concerned about the fate of those people living in those settlements and those units that are fighting, so we’re not confirming anything yet. We are working and will announce [new developments] as soon as possible,” Natalya Gumeniuk, spokeswoman for the Ukrainian armed forces in the south, said in televised comments on Tuesday.
title: “Russian Proxy Leader Kirill Stremousov Reportedly On The Run Amid Ukraine S Kherson Offensive Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-27” author: “Teresa Johnson”
Kirill Stremousov, Kherson’s deputy head, was summoned on Tuesday for apparently filming a video message saying Ukraine had been defeated from a Marriott hotel in Voronezh, Russia. “Russia is forever in Kherson,” Stremusov said, arguing that the Ukrainian offensive had been derailed the day it began. But a Ukrainian activist was quick to point out that Stremusov appeared to have filmed the video 500 miles from Kherson – somewhere near the Annunciation Cathedral in Voronezh, which could be seen in the background, along with the Voronezh Reservoir. Social media users then found photos showing the view from a Marriott hotel that matched the background in the same video where Stremusov declared the Ukrainian attack “useless”. Stremusov’s apparent departure from Kherson came after Alexei Kovalev was shot dead in front of his home at the weekend, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. Kovalev, the former deputy head of agriculture in Kherson, was formerly a member of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party in parliament before switching sides and joining the Russian occupiers who seized the city in early March. Another Russian-appointed official in the city survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle, Russia’s TASS news agency reported, without naming the official. The assassination attempt came after Zelensky warned Russian troops in the occupied territories that it was “time to run” if they wanted to survive Ukraine’s onslaught. While Ukrainian authorities refused to share any details about their Kherson attack, Russian defense officials went out of their way to downplay it, claiming late Monday that it had “failed miserably.” The Russian Defense Ministry, in its update on Tuesday, also claimed to have killed more than 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers during the offensive that began a day earlier. But Russia’s claims of military victories come as Western officials warn that Moscow’s situation is not as rosy as it seems. “Most of the [Russian] “Units around Kherson are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines with ferry bridges and pontoon bridges on the Dnipro,” the UK Ministry of Defense said in its latest assessment of the war on Tuesday. Iranian drones now in the Russian military’s possession, which have been widely seen as a potential game changer in the Kremlin’s war, also had “multiple failures” when tested, according to US officials cited by CNN on Tuesday. And despite Russia’s claims that it had already quelled the Ukrainian offensive in Kherson, a series of explosions were reported in and around the city on Tuesday, while a local Ukrainian lawmaker, Sergii Khlan, said a yacht club seized by Russian forces had taken directly Hit. An unnamed source in the Ukrainian military also told CNN that the military had already retaken four villages in the region, although the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not confirm this claim. “Unlike CNN, I’m very concerned about the fate of those people living in those settlements and those units that are fighting, so we’re not confirming anything yet. We are working and will announce [new developments] as soon as possible,” Natalya Gumeniuk, spokeswoman for the Ukrainian armed forces in the south, said in televised comments on Tuesday.
title: “Russian Proxy Leader Kirill Stremousov Reportedly On The Run Amid Ukraine S Kherson Offensive Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Annie Rector”
Kirill Stremousov, Kherson’s deputy head, was summoned on Tuesday for apparently filming a video message saying Ukraine had been defeated from a Marriott hotel in Voronezh, Russia. “Russia is forever in Kherson,” Stremusov said, arguing that the Ukrainian offensive had been derailed the day it began. But a Ukrainian activist was quick to point out that Stremusov appeared to have filmed the video 500 miles from Kherson – somewhere near the Annunciation Cathedral in Voronezh, which could be seen in the background, along with the Voronezh Reservoir. Social media users then found photos showing the view from a Marriott hotel that matched the background in the same video where Stremusov declared the Ukrainian attack “useless”. Stremusov’s apparent departure from Kherson came after Alexei Kovalev was shot dead in front of his home at the weekend, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. Kovalev, the former deputy head of agriculture in Kherson, was formerly a member of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party in parliament before switching sides and joining the Russian occupiers who seized the city in early March. Another Russian-appointed official in the city survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle, Russia’s TASS news agency reported, without naming the official. The assassination attempt came after Zelensky warned Russian troops in the occupied territories that it was “time to run” if they wanted to survive Ukraine’s onslaught. While Ukrainian authorities refused to share any details about their Kherson attack, Russian defense officials went out of their way to downplay it, claiming late Monday that it had “failed miserably.” The Russian Defense Ministry, in its update on Tuesday, also claimed to have killed more than 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers during the offensive that began a day earlier. But Russia’s claims of military victories come as Western officials warn that Moscow’s situation is not as rosy as it seems. “Most of the [Russian] “Units around Kherson are probably undermanned and dependent on fragile supply lines with ferry bridges and pontoon bridges on the Dnipro,” the UK Ministry of Defense said in its latest assessment of the war on Tuesday. Iranian drones now in the Russian military’s possession, which have been widely seen as a potential game changer in the Kremlin’s war, also had “multiple failures” when tested, according to US officials cited by CNN on Tuesday. And despite Russia’s claims that it had already quelled the Ukrainian offensive in Kherson, a series of explosions were reported in and around the city on Tuesday, while a local Ukrainian lawmaker, Sergii Khlan, said a yacht club seized by Russian forces had taken directly Hit. An unnamed source in the Ukrainian military also told CNN that the military had already retaken four villages in the region, although the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not confirm this claim. “Unlike CNN, I’m very concerned about the fate of those people living in those settlements and those units that are fighting, so we’re not confirming anything yet. We are working and will announce [new developments] as soon as possible,” Natalya Gumeniuk, spokeswoman for the Ukrainian armed forces in the south, said in televised comments on Tuesday.