Return of Ukrainian authorities to Kherson, protest outside Dovzhenko Center: highlights of the day

Ukraine returns to Kherson Oblast

As of the evening of November 12, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have established control over more than 60 settlements in Kherson Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The police have already started stabilization measures in the liberated territories of Kherson Oblast, in particular in Kherson city.

Representatives of the regional administration, police and the Security Service of Ukraine returned to Kherson and resumed their work. Police officers are carrying out stabilization measures there. Checkpoints have been set up around the city and on the territory of Kherson, entry and exit from the city will be restricted until the end of demining.

Also, a curfew is introduced in Kherson, which will be in effect from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. The authorities ask people who left the city not to rush back until stabilization measures are completed.

Theft in Kherson

Russian occupiers robbed Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library named after Oles Honchar. Library director Nadiia Korotun said that the occupants took pre-revolutionary publications published in Kherson province.

"They are priceless!" the director said.

"This is the largest collection of local history funds! For scientists and teachers, students and local historians — sources of information for research. An information resource for everyone interested in the history of the southern part of Ukraine has been destroyed. It is painful for us to accept this."

Shelling of village in Kherson Oblast

Russians shelled the occupied village of Hornostayivka in Kakhovka district of Kherson Oblast. Two women were killed and about 10 houses were damaged.

"With such terrible methods, the Russians want to persuade the residents of Hornostayivka to the so-called evacuation. The Russian servicemen themselves are hiding in the basements of local residents," said regional governor Yaroslav Yanushevych.

Evacuation of occupiers

The occupation administration of Kakhovka district of Kherson Oblast is leaving a 15-kilometer zone on the east bank of the Dnipro river "for security purposes". Russian proxies in Kherson Oblast complain that their "administration" is the "number one target" for attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They also worry that fighting is possible in the 15-kilometer zone on the east bank.

Russian torture chamber in Snihurivka

In the liberated from Russian occupation troops town of Snihurivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian law enforcement officers found a destroyed police department building that used to be an enemy torture chamber. Police officers plan to resume their work in Snihurivka in the coming days.

Damage to dam of Kakhovka hydroelectric power station

Russian occupation forces have seriously damaged the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in Kherson Oblast, according to the American company Maxar Technologies, which published its own satellite images. The published photos show that some sections of the dam and locks have been destroyed.

Over $3 million for marine drones

More than $3.28 million was donated for the formation of a special maritime fleet consisting of 100 Ukrainian-made maritime drones on the first day of the collection, November 11.

Such drones have already proven themselves in the Sevastopol Bay, striking Russian warships there. It was the first naval attack in history carried out exclusively by unmanned means.

Protest near Dovzhenko Center

Employees of the Dovzhenko Center staged a rally because of the appointment of a new acting director general of the Center, which they call "raider seizure". In the conditions of martial law in Ukraine, peaceful gatherings are prohibited, so the employees could not hold a regular protest due to the change of leadership.

Instead, they announced the holding of the "Freedom Day". The program of the event included an open mic and a screening of the documentary "Farewell to Cinema!" by Israel Goldstein from 1995.

Metzger's new position

Former chairman of the board of Ukreximbank Yevhen Metzger, who was involved in the case of the attack on journalists of the investigative journalism program Skhemy, was elected chairman of the board of PJSC "Ukrainian Financial Housing Company".

The purpose of Ukrfinzhytlo is to ensure the functioning of the mortgage lending market, promotion and implementation of financial and loan mechanisms to provide Ukrainian citizens with housing. This organization is 100% owned by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.