Kim suggests that a battle could serve as a distraction maneuver amid the potential enemy advance towards Kherson.

There will be a distracting maneuver by combat, - Kim on the potential enemy offensive towards Kherson

The head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Vitaliy Kim, assured that the defense forces are aware of the enemy's possible preparations for an offensive in the Kherson direction.

He stated this during a broadcast on "Novini.live," emphasizing that, in his opinion, it is a matter of a "distracting maneuver."

- There is information about the Dnipro River. We must prepare for all scenarios. I believe this is a distracting maneuver, but it will be a distracting maneuver by combat. Therefore, we are preparing for certain actions. Indeed, they always operate boats there or walk around, but that's conditionally just a couple of boats a day. So, for now, this is not a priority. We will know a week, or at least three days in advance if they receive an order to carry out a combat mission, - assured the head of the Mykolaiv region.

It was also reported that Russians are breaking their boats to avoid storming the islands of the Dnipro in the Kherson region.