All Russian troops have left the key Ukrainian city of Kherson, defense ministry says, confirming a humiliating retreat for Moscow
Russian forces have completed their withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kherson region west of the Dnipro River, including the city of Kherson, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday. It comes after Moscow ordered a partial retreat from the region Wednesday, marking one of the biggest military setbacks for the Kremlin since the war began.
“Not a single piece of military equipment or weaponry was left behind on the right bank,” the statement said, referring to the western side of the river. “All Russian servicemen have moved to the left bank of the Dnieper” – the Russian spelling for the river. Images and video on social media on Friday showed that the Antonivskyi Bridge, the main conduit over the Dnipro in the Kherson region, had been destroyed.
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