Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, is preparing to hold a referendum on its annexation to Russia in the southern part of the country, which it claims to have seized. There is also a view that it will be difficult to implement next month.
Russia, which continues its military invasion of Ukraine, is attacking various places on the 27th. He blamed Russia for the deaths of five people, including a child.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian army announced on SNS on the 26th that it had attacked two bridges in the southern province of Kherson, which Russia said had been seized, and said that the bridges had become unusable, damaging the supply routes of the Russian army. is.
In Kherson and Zaporizhia, the Russian side is said to be preparing to hold a referendum on the 11th of next month, when Russia's local elections will be held, with a view to annexing them to Russia.
On the 26th, a senior official of the General Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine told local media that he was monitoring the entire process, and that politicians and volunteers were constantly arriving from Russia to the controlled areas. "Preparations are almost complete," he said, showing a sense of caution.
On the other hand, the US think tank "War Institute" said on the 26th that Ukrainian counterattacks continue in areas controlled by Russia, friction within the pro-Russian faction, and a lack of collaborators to prepare for the referendum. ``It is unlikely that a sham referendum will be successful in September,'' he said.