Ukrainian officials say that Russian troops had no choice but to flee a key southern city, but stopped short of declaring victory in Kherson.
The Russian military says it’s pulling back from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, which Moscow illegally annexed.Feb. 24 — the only provincial capital Russia forces have captured — and illegally annexed the wider region of the same name in September.
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said a day earlier that he believed a retreat was underway.Ukraine’s president has hinted at the possibility of peace talks with Russia, but his preconditions would appear to be nonstarters for the Kremlin.
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