What happened? Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the military to de-occupy the coastal areas in the south, for this purpose Ukraine is amassing million-strong combat forces, equipped Western weapons, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov announced.
Source. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov in his interview for the British newspaper The Times.
Details. “Ukraine is amassing million-strong combat forces equipped with Western weapons to retake its southern territories that are now under the russian occupation.”
According to him, President Zelensky ordered the Ukrainian military to liberate the occupied coastal areas, which are vital for the countryʼs economy.
“We understand that politically it is very necessary for our country. The president instructed the military command to develop plans. After that, the General Staff carries out the task and says that to achieve this goal we need a, b, c... Then this is my job. I write letters to colleagues from partner countries,” said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine.
Background. Earlier, from June 28 to July 6, Ukrainian fighters destroyed 11 russian warehouses and military bases. The explosions occurred in Kherson, Donetsk, Makiivka, Melitopol, Popasnaya, Nova Kakhovka, Snizhny, Veliky Burluk, Kadiivka, and Perevalsk.
On July 10, OC South reported on the destruction of the command post of the russian guard near Kherson and the destruction of 4 ammunition depots in different areas of the Kherson region.