BREAKING: Ukrainian forces enter the key southern city of Kherson, hours after Russia said its military had completed a rapid retreat from the area.
A young girl waves a Ukrainian flag outside the Kherson regional administrative building after Russian forces withdrew on Friday.Moscow's defense ministry said in a statement reported by state news agencies earlier Friday that its troops and equipment had been withdrawn from the western bank of the Dnieper River by 5 a.m. local time , finalizing their pullout from the city of Kherson and much of its surrounding area.
"Your commanders urge you to dress in civilian clothes and try to escape from Kherson on your own. Obviously you can't do this," it said in a message to Russian soldiers. “You have only one chance to avoid death — to surrender immediately.” But officials in Kyiv remained wary, warning that Russian forces could inflict severe damage through artillery strikes and mines left behind as they pulled out.
It was the only regional capital city seized and controlled by Russia since its full-scale invasion Feb. 24 and its capture helped ensure access to the coast, allowing the Kremlin to create a land corridor across Ukraine’s south.The Ukrainian military targeted the main Dnieper River crossings for months, making it difficult for Russia to supply forces on the river’s west bank.
As the cleanup operation continued and the dead were carried away from the scene in body bags, residents salvaged what they could from their damaged homes, while a local charity handed out food and local children fed pigeons and played on swing sets.
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