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A mayor’s office was struck by a rocket.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his forces to launch a military operation to liberate the Crimea from Ukraine, state media reported. Putin’s order came after Ukrainian forces seized the Crimean city of Kherson on Friday and launched a major offensive in the city. Russia has said that the operation is aimed at protecting Russian-speaking…
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Zelensky visited Kherson after the Russian Retreat turned the river into a new front line.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that his country’s forces will help evacuate people who are stranded in the region due to the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. “We are working on the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from the territory which has been occupied by Russia,” he added. This comes after Ukraine on Monday…
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As Ukraine makes gains, Kherson calls for Russia to help evacuate civilians from occupied region.
Ukraine’s military said it fired more than 160 times at Russian positions over the past 24 hours, but that Russian return fire into Ukrainian positions. Ukraine’s forces began entering the strategic city of Kherson on Friday after a Russian retreat from the city. Russian media said that Ukrainian shelling had damaged power lines, however, an…
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Ukrainian soldiers who helped liberate Kherson described relief, joy and apprehension.
Ukrainian forces have taken control of the government-held city of Kherson in the country’s east, a Ukrainian military official said on Friday. Russia announced that its troops had withdrawn from the Dnipro river region in eastern Ukraine after an operation that lasted for over three months. However, residents of the city said that Russian soldiers…
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Ukrainian troops entered the key city after Russian forces retreated.
The Russian troops on Sunday destroyed a bridge that linked the city of Kherson to the eastern bank of Dnipro river, Ukrainian Defense Minister Volodymyr Yanushevych said. The Russian forces also planted mines around water towers in Beryslav, which is less than 50 miles from Kherson City, he added. The Ukrainian army began entering Kherson…
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Strikes Hit Staging Ground in Russia’s Border Region.
Ukrainian military on Friday said its artillery battalions had fired more than 160 times at Russian positions over the past 24 hours, but it also reported Russian return fire into Ukrainian positions. Meanwhile, Russia blamed Ukrainian artillery for damage to power lines in the Kherson region, where Ukrainian troops have advanced towards the Russian-occupied city…
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Ukrainian troops enter Kherson city.
Ukrainian forces have entered the Russian-occupied city of Kherson following a Russian military retreat from the area, Ukraine’s military said on Friday. The Russian military claimed that it had removed all armed personnel from the city. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would make a formal request for Russia to withdraw…
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Russian soldiers were Rushed to the Eastern Front but gained little ground.
Russia said it would help evacuate residents from Ukraine’s Kherson city as the Ukrainian military continued its offensive against Russian-backed separatists. Saldo offered residents the option of relocation to cities “in any part of Russia” and said that the Russian government would provide housing vouchers for those who wished to move further from the fighting.