Russia says its forces have taken management of Ukraine’s Kherson area

Russia’s defence ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenov on Tuesday mentioned Russian forces had taken full management of all territory in Ukraine’s southern Kherson area, Russian information companies reported.

Russian forces shot down six Bayraktar TB-2 drones within the final 24 hours, the Interfax information company reported, citing the ministry.

On the identical time, Ukraine plans to open 9 “humanitarian corridors” on Tuesday to evacuate civilians from areas besieged by Russian forces.

And it’ll attempt to ship humanitarian provides to encircled Mariupol, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk mentioned.

Vitaliy Koval, the governor of the northern area of Rivne, mentioned individually that the loss of life toll from a Russian air strike on a tv tower in his area on Monday had risen to a minimum of 19.