The head of the Crimea, Aksenov, called fake information about the beginning of the APU offensive near Kherson, the head of the Crimea, Sergey Aksenov, called fake information about the APU offensive in the Kherson direction.
At the same time, in Novaya Kakhovka, near Kherson, the evacuation of residents from workplaces to bomb shelters has been announced, as the Ukrainian military is shelling the city with HIMARS MLRS. Meanwhile, Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov reminded the Ukrainian authorities that the lives of millions of people are at stake in the conflict and Kiev should return to the negotiating table with Russia. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».
The offensive of the Ukrainian military in the south of the country is "another fake of Ukrainian propaganda," said the head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, commenting on the corresponding message from Reuters. He noted that Kiev's virtual offensives and information fakes for the sake of demonstrating activity to the West lead to the death of people.
Earlier, the Reuters news agency, with reference to the head of the press center of the operational command "South" of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Natalia Gumenyuk, reported on the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southern direction.
"Today we have launched offensive actions in different directions, including in the Kherson region," Gumenyuk said.
The deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, also denied reports of the APU offensive in the south of the country.
"This is fake. The APU offensive is a kind of illusion, a movie. No one is advancing anywhere, no one is retreating. It's all fantasy. We live quietly, we are developing," he said.
Non-virtual shelling of hydroelectric power plants and AES during August 29, Novaya Kakhovka and Energodar, in particular, the Zaporozhye NPP, are subjected to shelling from the AFU.
The air alert was announced in the Kakhovsky district from midnight several times. During the night, shells of the Ukrainian military fell on the market, in the factory building and on the territory of private development. A Ukrainian drone was shot down over the NPP. There are wounded people among the residents.
He added that the APU is firing at Novaya Kakhovka from the American MLRS HIMARS, one rocket fell in the courtyard of the house and did not explode, it was deactivated by sappers. The Ukrainian military also used Tochka-U missiles.
"The territory of the hydroelectric power station, nearby territories, the sluice canal, roads, buildings that are located on the territory of the hydroelectric power station are constantly being shelled. The market has suffered very seriously, where there has never been a military. One rocket hit fragments on the territory of a driving school, which is located 50 m from the fourth secondary school," Leontiev said.
Also, a representative of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, reported on the shelling of the NPP by the APU from Nikopol - the roof of one of the buildings of the station was damaged.
On the afternoon of August 29, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the interception of a Ukrainian drone over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
"The Ukrainian attack drone was shot down by small arms fire while approaching the building of the special building No. 1, which stores American-made nuclear fuel and solid radioactive waste," the military department said in a statement.
"The lives of millions of people are at stake"
Meanwhile, the mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, called for negotiations with Russia.
"I think it is important to negotiate in a political way, the lives of millions of people are at stake," the official said.
In his opinion, Ukraine should return to the borders of 1991, but this should be done gradually. Trukhanov urged to find compromises and avoid "wall-to-wall logic." He also rejected the "popular opinion" that Odessa is a pro-Russian city. In Odessa, according to him, there are no sympathizers with the actions of the Russian authorities.
"Odessa remains a deeply international city in terms of history, geographical location, economy and culture: this was the case both under the tsars and under the Soviet regime," he said.
Mikhail Rodionov
