The occupiers had already advanced the measure, which they justify by the advance of the Ukrainian forces in the region.
After several days of alerts, the pro-Russian authorities of the city of Kherson have finally warned the civilian population of leave the town immediately before him advancing ukrainian forces in the last days.
Thousands of civilians have been leaving the city through the Dnieper River since the beginning of the week, but the announcement made this Saturday is the most urgent that the local authorities have made so far.
“All civilians in Kherson must immediately leave the city. All civil administration workers must cross to the eastern bank of the Dnieper today,” the pro-Russian administration said on its Telegram account.
Several heads of the administration related to Moscowú urged the local population three days ago to leave the area as soon as possiblein anticipation of an offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The pro-Russian mayor of Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, has stated that Russian forces plan to take between 50,000 and 60,000 people to occupied territories across the Dnieper River and to Russia. The allied administration in Moscow would have already moved to the other shore.
A Russian official, Sergei Surovikin, has also warned the TASS agency of these imminent operations and has cited a hydroelectric plant among the potential targets.