Ukraine Leader Hails Kherson Return in Major Blow for Putin
- President Zelenskiy calls Kherson ‘ours’ in Telegram post
- Ukrainian authorities urge local residents to remain cautious
Ukrainian soldiers work repair a damaged tank as Ukrainian Armed Forces' military mobility continue toward Kherson front in Ukraine on Nov. 9.
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Ukrainian troops entered the southern city of Kherson after Russian forces abandoned the regional capital and fled across a major waterway, a significant setback for Moscow as the two sides dig in for winter.
“Today is a historic day,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address, published on his Telegram channel on Friday. “We are returning the south of our country. We are returning Kherson.”