Prokudin, head of the RMA, is opting for a military rather than a diplomatic approach: «Liberate the Kherson region next year»

Screenshot from the «Kliati Pytannia» podcast

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, believes that next year the Armed Forces of Ukraine may have the opportunity to liberate part of the left bank of the Kherson region by military means rather than diplomatic ones.

He made these remarks on the «Kliati Pytannia» podcast produced by «Ukrainska Pravda». According to Oleksandr Prokudin, there are currently indications that such a scenario may be possible.

«I believe that next year there will, after all, be an opportunity to advance onto the left bank and recapture territory in the Kherson region by military means rather than diplomatic ones,» he said.

This statement was criticised by former people's deputy Serhii Khlan. He recalled the fighting for Krynky and spoke ironically about the prospect of drinking coffee on Henichesk beach as early as next summer.

«Coffee at the beach in Henichesk» next summer? So Krynky wasn’t enough for them; they’ve learnt nothing. And of course, it’s easy to talk big when it’s other people’s lives at stake. If Oleksandr Prokudin himself had managed to hold out in Krynky for just one day, he wouldn’t be spouting such nonsense,» wrote Serhii Khlan.

Screenshot from Serhii Khlan’s Facebook page

As a reminder, Serhii Khlan is a member of the Kherson Regional Council and a former Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 8th convocation. In the Verkhovna Rada, he represented constituency No. 185 in the Kherson region.

Serhii Khlan was born in Snihurivka, Mykolaiv region. He also studied and worked in Mykolaiv and was a member of the «Mykolaiv region» inter-factional group in the Verkhovna Rada.

Settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region are facing humanitarian problems

There are settlements in the Kherson region from which residents have been unable to leave or obtain food for months. This situation has arisen both on the occupied left bank and on the right bank of the region, which is under Ukrainian control. This was stated by Serhii Nikitenko, editor-in-chief of the Kherson-based publication «Most».

According to him, the situation is most dire in most of the coastal settlements on the occupied left bank.

In particular, in Oleshky, during the ceasefire, the Russians have re-established almost all the positions from which the Ukrainian Defence Forces had driven them out over the course of the year. Additional weapons, ammunition and equipment for drone operators have also been brought into the town. This was previously reported by Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration.