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War in Ukraine: Kherson is “ours”, welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky after Russian withdrawal

The Ukrainian army announced this Friday that it had “entered” Kherson, a city occupied by Russian forces since the beginning of the invasion.

Kherson, an important city in southern Ukraine reconquered on Friday by Kyiv troops after the withdrawal of Russian forces, is “ours”, greeted Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Our people. Our. Kherson,” the Ukrainian president wrote on Telegram, accompanying his brief message with the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag.

“Today is a historic day!” he greeted in his daily speech posted on social media.

Ukrainian special units in the city.

The Ukrainian army announced in the afternoon that it had “entered” Kherson, in southern Ukraine. In his daily address, Volodymyr Zelensky clarified that the Ukrainian army “is currently on the outskirts of the city.”

“But the special units are already in the city,” he said.

The Ukrainian president finally saluted the courage of the Khersonians who have been living under Russian occupation since mid-March: “They have never left Ukraine,” he said.

Author: SR with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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