An important city in southern Ukraine remains 'a subject of the Russian Federation” despite the forced retreat of Russian troops, a senior spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted.
An important city in southern Ukraine remains"a subject of the Russian Federation” despite the forced retreat of Russian troops, a senior spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted.
Peskov reiterated Russia’s assertion of sovereignty over the Ukrainian district as the residents of Kherson raised the Ukrainian flag over the city and celebrated the ouster of Russian troops, who retreated across the Dnieper River after weeks of targeted artillery bombardments compromised their supply lines. The withdrawal is a high-profile setback for Putin, six weeks after he signed documents purporting to annex Kherson into the Russian state.
“But, rejoicing, we should all remember now and always what this movement means, we should remember that every step of our defense forces is the lives of our warriors,” Zelensky said in a Thursday address."Lives given for freedom for Ukrainians. Everything that is happening now has been achieved by months of fierce struggle. It was achieved through courage, pain, and loss. It's not the enemy leaving. It is the Ukrainians who drive the occupiers out at a heavy cost.
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