The Ministry of Industry and Trade confirmed that Manturov almost came under fire near Kherson

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov almost came under fire during a visit to the Kherson region, he was in the place where a rocket hit a few minutes after his departure, confirmed “RIA Novosti” in the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Manturov discussed with the leadership of the Kherson region assistance to the inhabitants of the flooded territories and providing them with essential goods, including medicines and food.

“When asked if the minister was really in the place that the Ukrainian Armed Forces subsequently fired on with British Storm Shadow missiles, the representative of the department answered in the affirmative,” the agency writes.

The breakthrough of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station occurred on the night of June 6. As a result of the incident, an uncontrolled discharge of water began, the level of which reached more than 11 m. A local emergency regime was introduced on the territory of the district, and an emergency regime was also introduced on the territory of the Kherson region. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station a barbaric act of Kyiv. Ukraine blames Russia for the destruction.

On June 9, Acting Governor Volodymyr Saldo reported that as a result of the shelling of the Dnepryany children’s camp in the Kherson region with Storm Shadow missiles, one person was killed and another was injured. According to him, there were three missiles, one was shot down, but two still reached the target. Next day Balance informed about the death of a woman as a result of attacks on temporary accommodation points (TAPs) on the Arabat Spit.