Crowds have been cheering Ukrainian troopers in Kherson as they entered town for the primary time because it was captured by Russia initially of the conflict.
President Zelensky has known as it an historic day however he additionally warned town was not totally cleared of “the enemy’s presence”.
Russia mentioned it had pulled 30,000 troopers out of Kherson. It got here after the Russian commander in Ukraine admitted the troops there may not be equipped. It is one of many greatest setbacks for Russia since President Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The Russian troops have retreated to new positions on the east financial institution of the Dnipro River. Lots of them escaped throughout the Antonovsky Bridge on the principle highway heading east, earlier than a bit of the bridge was blown up, apparently by the Russians to guard their retreating forces.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC Information at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen in Ukraine and Steve Rosenberg in Moscow.
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