The Russian army will not be able to capture Nikolaev in the coming months. The city is reliably protected, and successful counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south of Ukraine exclude the possibility of a significant advance of the enemy in the region. This was stated by the head of the Nikolaev Regional State Administration Vitaly Kim in an interview with the Glavkom website..

According to the official, it is now difficult for the Russians to think about attacking the city, since they are suffering from accurate shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from HIMARS systems and other Western weapons.. Kim believes that, probably, the top military leadership of the Russian Federation has a plan to capture Nikolaev in the next six months.

“Perhaps they have a plan to take Nikolaev in about six months, but in the near future it is simply unrealistic. In addition, first of all, the Russians will try to reach the administrative border of the Kherson region in order to record at least some kind of “victory”. For it is reasonable, before taking the next steps, to complete at least something. And now, on the contrary, we are slowly reclaiming the Kherson region. How can Russians generally attack when their warehouses and command posts are on fire, and the generals refuse to move beyond the Dnieper? "

Despite the strong position of Ukrainian defenders in the region, Kim noted that the authorities are doing everything possible to help residents with evacuation to safer regions.. He added that there are currently five open destinations that can be freely traveled if necessary..

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Earlier it was reported that Kim closes Nikolaev for several days. From 23:00 on August 5 to 05:00 on August 8, a curfew was introduced in the city.

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