Ukraine accuses Russian forces of conducting false-flag operations in occupied Kherson

On 86th day of Russia Ukraine war, Russian military is reported to be conducting false-flag operations in temporarily controlled Kherson city. According to Ukraine's Operational Command "South,"  Russian troops are shooting down ir own missiles using Russian air defence systems to give impression that Ukraine's Armed Forces are hitting civilians. 

This came after reports claiming that Russian invers have taken 58 children from Kherson Regional Orphan as hosts. As crisis between Moscow and Kyiv worsens, Sergey Khlan, a deputy of Kherson regional council, revealed this on his official Facebook account, according to Ukrinform. He wrote, " Russian occupiers are literally holding host 58 children of Kherson Regional Orphan.” 

Furr, deputy went on to say that many of children are under of four and have nervous system dam. As a result, he claimed that every stressful circumstance could become detrimental to ir health. He ded, “After occupation, for ditional security, y were taken to ar place for ditional care from caring people. However, Russian military forced children to return to ir homes and said y would w take care of children... It turns out that guests from Moscow wanted to warn us about arrival." 

Russian soldiers have accelerated ir onslaught in Ukraine's eastern Donbass area

In dition to this, Russian soldiers have accelerated ir onslaught in Ukraine's eastern Donbass area, general staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement. Russian aggressor shelled civilian infrastructure with heavy weaponry, including numerous rocket launchers, statement claimed. Russian military launched a barr of fire on industrial city of Donetsk. 

According to media reports, regional goverr Serhiy Haidai's Telegram post revealed that 13 people have been killed in Luhansk since May 19. He went on to say that Russian forces in Severodonestk h suffered a significant setback, forcing m to retreat. 

Meanwhile, since commencement of war on February 24, United Nations has estimated that over 3,811 people have lost ir lives and 4,278 civilians have been wounded in Ukraine. However, real figures are likely to be far higher, according to OHCHR, because information from certain places where major fighting has been going on would be delayed, and many reports are still waiting for confirmation. 

Im: AP