Russian troops retreating from Kherson are said to have blown up a TV centre as they left the Ukrainian city.
She said on Telegram: ‘The Russian Federation is looting our museums in the temporarily occupied territories, removing Wi-Fi routers from homes and physically abusing our people.‘Today, during the day, Russian troops blew up the broadcasting centre of Kherson television,” said the website IMI, one of two outlets reporting the development.
Ukrainian forces do not yet have access to the city and have struggled to get in contact with civilians there today.Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered his troops to withdraw from Kherson and take up defensive linesThe announcement marked one of Russia’s most significant retreats and a potential turning point in what Moscow calls its ‘special military operation’, now nearing the end of its ninth month.
On Wednesday, Surovikin reported to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu that it was no longer possible to keep Kherson city supplied.supports HTML5 videoIn televised remarks, Surovikin said: ‘We will save the lives of our soldiers and fighting capacity of our units. Keeping them on the right bank is futile. Some of them can be used on other fronts.’
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