Kiev, Jul 11 (IANS): Soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed forces have liberated the village of Ivanivka in Kherson Oblast from the Russian occupying forces, said 60th Separate Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed forces on Facebook this Monday.

The Ukrainian Armed forces have reestablished control over another village that had been occupied by Russia. Only destroyed military equipment now bears witness to Russia's earlier seizure of Ivanivka.

The 60th Separate Infantry Brigade reports that Ukrainian troops are establishing communication with the local residents and offering aid and assistance to those who require it, the Ukrayinska Pravda reported.

Earlier Yurii Sobolevskyi, First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Oblast Council, said, "The residents of the Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast should evacuate. Those who cannot leave the Oblast should look for shelter, water and food in preparation for hostilities that might be taking place across the Oblast in the near future."