The mayor of Kherson denies that Russia controls the city while asking the population “not to provoke” the military

The mayor of the city of Kherson, Ihor Kolijaiev, has confirmed that has held talks with Russian troops at City Hallalthough he has denied that they are negotiations and has not recognized that the city is under Russian control.

“I made no promises to them. I can’t promise that I’m only interested in the normal viability of our city! I simply asked not to shoot people. We have no Ukrainian armed forces in the city, only civilians and people who want to live here,” he said on his official Facebook profile.

A) Yes, has detailed that citizens will only be able to move during the day by car to make essential purchases, such as food or medicine, and that a “strict” curfew will be extended between 8 p.m. (local time) and 6 a.m.

The mayor has also detailed that public transport will work again so that workers “from bakeries, shops or pharmacies” shops can open, as well as the prohibition of walking around the city in groups.

“My team and I we are peaceful people, we did not have weapons nor do we want aggression on our side. We have shown that we are working to secure the city and we are trying to eliminate the consequences of the invasion,” he said in the same message on Facebook.

Also, he noted that “the military will not be provoked” and has asked the population that the cars circulate “at a minimum speed” and that they are ready “to show the content of the transport at any time”. “The flag over us is from Ukraine. And for it to continue to be so, these requirements will have to be met,” she has sentenced.

The Russian Army claimed on Wednesday to have taken control of the city of Kherson, of almost 300,000 inhabitants, and strategic due to its position in the Black Sea. Furthermore, he reported that she had blocked Mariupol. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, denies it.