Ukrainian forces arrived in Kherson city on Friday, liberating it along with other parts of the country's southern region.
"And to those Russian soldiers who have put on civilian clothes and are hiding somewhere, I want to say that there is no point in hiding.Defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke: 'Kherson now belongs to the Ukrainians'"Voluntary captivity is the only option for all occupiers."
Kherson city was the only provincial capital to be captured by the Russians since they invaded late in February, and the region was annexed along with three others in September. But earlier this week, Russia's military commanders said they could no longer supply troops in the city and the west bank of the Dnipro River that it sits on.Zelenskyy: 'Today is a historic day'
Moscow's forces still control about 70% of the Kherson region and the Kremlin insisted the withdrawal from Kherson city was not an embarrassment for President Vladimir Putin.There are fears that the departing Russians will now seek to turn Kherson into a"city of death", continuing to shell it from their new base across the river - or that they could regroup before launching an attempt to re-take the city.
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