Ukrainian Forces Enter Key City Of Kherson After Russian Troops’ Total Withdrawal

Ukrainian forces have entered the key city of Kherson after Russian troops’ total withdrawal.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Ukrainian forces swept into the key city of Kherson on Friday after Russian troops retreated.

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The move has been described as a major victory for Kyiv and one of the biggest setbacks for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin since his invasion began in February.

According to CNN, elated civilians who had survived months of Russian occupation descended on Kherson’s central square, hugging newly arrived Ukrainian soldiers, snapping selfies with them, and waving Ukrainian flags.

Earlier on Friday, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that its forces have completed their withdrawal from the Kherson region, after Moscow ordered the retreat Wednesday.

“In the Kherson direction, the move of Russian military units to the left bank of the Dnieper River was completed at 0500 [Moscow time] this morning,” the ministry said on its official Telegram channel.

“Not a single piece of military equipment or weaponry was left behind on the right [west] bank. All Russian servicemen have moved to the left bank of the Dnieper.”

Kherson was the only Ukrainian regional capital that Russian forces had captured since their invasion.

Their withdrawal cedes large swathes of land Putin had formally declared as Russian territory just five weeks ago.

“The Ukrainian flag is raised in Kherson city. From now on, the Ukrainian flag will appear on all buildings in Kherson. This is what we have dreamed of from the first days of occupation,” said Serhiy Khlan, a member of Ukraine’s Kherson regional council.

Ukrainian forces advanced through much of the Kherson region on Friday, apparently encountering little or no resistance.

The Ukrainian military’s southern operational command had earlier on Friday said Russian forces had been “urgently loading into boats that seem suitable for crossing and trying to escape” across the river.

According to Khan, it was unclear whether all Russian troops had left Kherson and the wider region, but he said the city was “almost under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.

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He, however, warned that some Russian troops may have remained behind in civilian clothing. He cautioned that many Russian troops “threw away their military uniforms, and are now hiding with civilian clothes on.”

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