Kherson

2022 - 11 - 11

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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian special military units in Kherson (Fremont Tribune)

Ukraine's president says that special military units have entered the city of Kherson. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the announcement Friday in a video ...

Army forces in Europe, described the retreat from Kherson as a “colossal failure” for Russia, and said he expects Ukrainian commanders will work to keep the pressure on Russia’s depleted forces ahead of a possible future push for Crimea next year. Russian media reports suggested the bridge was blown up following the Russian withdrawal; pro-Kremlin reporters posted footage of the bridge missing a large section. Mykolaiv mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych told the AP that Russia could step up its shelling of his city in light of Ukraine's advances. “Your command left you to the mercy of fate," it said in a statement. “It’s too early to be planning the victory parade, for sure. Ukrainian officials were wary of the Russian pullback announced this week, fearing their soldiers could get drawn into an ambush in Kherson city, which had a prewar population of 280,000. A spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said “an operation to liberate Kherson” and the surrounding region of the same name was underway. The General Staff of Ukraine’s army said the Russian forces left looted homes, damaged power lines and mined roads in their wake. Ukrainian intelligence urged Russian soldiers who might still be in the city to surrender in anticipation of Ukrainian forces arriving. With your help, we have stunned the world and are pushing Russian forces back.” Moscow continues to view the entire Kherson region as part of Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops finished withdrawing from the western bank of the river that divides Ukraine's Kherson region at 5 a.m.

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What's Next After Kherson (The New York Times)

Welcome to the Russia-Ukraine War Briefing, your guide to the latest news and analysis about the conflict. A Russian missile strike on an apartment building ...

[Sign up here.](https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/russia-ukraine-war-briefing) [Peter Baker, our chief White House correspondent](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-diplomacy.html). military aid](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/10/world/ukraine-war-news-russia-updates#the-us-unveils-another-400-million-in-military-aid-for-ukraine) that includes air defense systems and cold weather gear. [The Economist reports.](https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/11/10/on-what-terms-could-the-war-in-ukraine-stop) Will Ukraine become a new Finland, forced to cede land and remain neutral? Last night, Biden told reporters that the conflict would not be resolved “ [until Putin gets out of Ukraine.](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/11/10/remarks-by-president-biden-before-marine-one-departure-24/)” But Ukrainian officials expressed skepticism, saying that [the withdrawal could be a trap](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-weapons.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-russia-ukraine&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc). officials say that [peace talks remain a distant prospect](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/us/politics/ukraine-russia-peace-talks.html) and that both sides think continued fighting will strengthen their eventual negotiating positions. [skip next week’s summit](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/world/europe/putin-russia-g20-summit.html?smid=url-share)of leaders of the Group of 20 in Indonesia. defense of Ukraine](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/11/08/background-press-call-previewing-president-bidens-trip-to-north-africa-and-asia/)at the meeting. [latest updates here](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/ukraine-russia?name=styln-russia-ukraine®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&variant=show&te=1&nl=russia-ukraine-war-briefing&emc=edit_ruwb_20221109). [the Institute for the Study of War wrote](https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-10). Residents raised the Ukrainian flag in the main square [in celebration](https://t.me/Bratchuk_Sergey/22442).

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No water, power or internet – only euphoria in newly liberated Kherson (CNN)

For eight months, residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have been living under brutal Russian occupation. But on Friday, Ukrainian forces swept into ...

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Ukraine works to stabilize Kherson after Russian pullout (ABC News)

The Ukrainian military is carrying out “stabilization measures” near an important southern city following the end of Kherson's eight-month occupation by ...

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Ukraine works to stabilize Kherson after Russian pullout (CNBC)

The Ukrainian military carried out “stabilization measures” near the southern city of Kherson on Saturday following the end of Russian occupation.

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Ukrainian police, broadcasts return to long-occupied Kherson ... (amNY)

Authorities say Ukrainian police officers and broadcasts are returning to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops after ...

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'They ran away like goats': villagers celebrate liberation in Kherson ... (The Guardian)

First reporter to reach Mylove in the Kherson region hears how special forces swept in and the vindictive Russian troops blew up the village school before ...

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Kherson residents celebrate liberation and describe trauma of ... (The Washington Post)

Amid the exuberant joy after Russia's surrender, residents of Kherson described abuses by Russian occupying forces including detentions, torture, ...

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US Lauds Ukraine's 'Extraordinary Victory' in Kherson (Voice of America)

Sullivan's spoke with reporters while accompanying President Joe Biden to the ASEAN summit in Cambodia. His comments came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

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Russia's retreat from Kherson hailed by the West (POLITICO.eu)

UK calls pullback 'another strategic failure' for Moscow's war effort. TOPSHOT-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR.

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Celebrations in Kherson as Ukrainians attempt to stabilize city after ... (NBC News)

They poured onto the streets of Kherson early Saturday, hugging police officers and waving the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag to celebrate the city's ...

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Ukrainian police, broadcast services return to long-occupied ... (PBS NewsHour)

Ukrainian police officers returned Saturday, along with TV and radio services, to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops, ...

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Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat (The Jerusalem Post)

Villagers holding flowers waited on the road to Kherson to greet and kiss Ukrainian soldiers they poured in to secure control after a stunning Russian ...

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Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat (Reuters)

Villagers holding flowers waited on the road to the southern city of Kherson to greet and kiss Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday as they poured in to secure ...

So, a few hours ago, we made the sign," said Artem, 17. "They didn't fire any shots," recounted Hyhory Kulyaka, 54, who drove up on a scooter. "The city has a critical shortage, mainly of water," Mayor Roman Holovnia told television. It has made claims about dangerous far-right groups in Ukraine and unproven allegations Ukraine hosted U.S.-run bioweapons facilities. A volley of outgoing fire followed from the Ukrainian side shortly after. She said the invaders also looted homes whose residents had fled.

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