Spreading rumors about landing on left bank of Dnipro River harms Defense Forces - Humeniuk
The Russian occupation forces justify their terrorist actions in the Kherson region by saying that they want to stop the Defense Forces. Therefore, it is not necessary to replicate information about the actions of Ukrainian defenders, but to wait for official reports from the General Staff.
Natalia Humeniuk, the head of the Joint Press Center of the South Operational Command South, said this on the air of the telethon 'United News', commenting on the news about the alleged landing of Defense Forces units on the left bank of the Kherson region, Ukrinform reported.
"The main task is to understand why such messages appear in the open space. It is clear why Russian propagandists are doing this. It is important for them to justify Russia's aggression towards the right bank, where people are really suffering a lot, and the Russians justify it by saying that they want to stop the Defense Forces, prevent them from crossing the Dnipro River, and prevent them from using their forces and reserves. They are trying to justify it as the destruction of the Defense Forces," said Humeniuk.
In fact, she recalled, Russian troops themselves are bombing settlements on the left bank with guided aerial bombs and "also pull the wool over local population eyes saying that these are the consequences of the actions of the Defense Forces."
"Therefore, in a hybrid war, it is very important to rely on the official data of the General Staff, and as soon as there is an opportunity and need, necessity, expediency, we will definitely report the results of combat work. Today we must remember about the lives of those who are defending Ukraine, who are involved in this combat work," added Humeniuk and called for patience and waiting for official information from the country's top military leadership.
As reported, the Russian army fired 101 times at the Kherson region over the past day, killing two people.