KHERSON, October 15. /TASS/. The actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which on Saturday launched a counteroffensive in the Kherson region, so far include only shelling, deputy governor of the region Kirill Stremousov said on Saturday.

"Despite the shelling of the defense line, which is located in the Dudchan area, …, the counteroffensive that the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to launch today is limited to shelling," he said.

He said earlier on Saturday that the active phase of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine started in the Kherson region, but the Russian army is ready to repel the attacks. "Our army is ready to repel all these attacks, to stand to the end. The Kherson region is a full-fledged subject of the Russian Federation," he said in an interview with Solovyov.Live.