The Russian-backed leader of Kherson has today told residents to leave the annexed region after further Ukrainian advances.
Ukraine is making gains in Kherson, with Russian-backed officials saying their citizens are coming under attack
Ukraine has been making steady gains following a lightning counter attack – but Vladimir Putin announced last week the annexation of four regions of Ukraine, including Kherson, following sham referenda. Kherson is partially occupied and arguably the most strategically important of the four annexed regions.
They have since been advancing rapidly along the west bank of the Dnipro, aiming to cut off thousands of Russian troops from supply lines and potential escape routes back across it. The city of Kherson is the only large city Russia has captured intact since the start on the invasion.
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