Russia orders evacuation in Kherson amid Ukrainian advances

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Russian authorities ordered their military to evacuate the southern city of Kherson, Ukraine, on Friday as Ukrainian troops continue to make gains in the area just north of Crimea.

The Ukrainian military has had repeated successes in the south of the country and previously said that it hopes to retake Kherson, one of the provinces annexed by Russia last month, by the end of the year.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin announced a military evacuation from Kherson, which has been occupied by Russia since early March, after Vladimir Saldo, the Russian leader of the Kherson region, called on the Kremlin to aid in protecting residents from the strife between the Ukrainian and Russian troops.

https://thehill.com/policy/internat...vacuation-in-kherson-amid-ukrainian-advances/

 

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Moscow-installed officials in Kherson urge locals to flee to Russia, citing incessant Ukrainian shelling.

Moscow-installed officials in Kherson urge locals to flee to Russia, citing incessant Ukrainian shelling.

No more plans for ‘massive’ strikes against Ukraine, says Putin
Putin says Russia does not plan more “massive” strikes against Ukraine “for now” and that the Kremlin’s aim was not to “destroy” the country.

“There is no need now for massive strikes. There are other tasks. For now. And then it will be clear,” Putin told reporters following a summit of ex-Soviet nations in Kazakhstan.

“We do not set ourselves the task of destroying Ukraine.”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live...ve-news-ukraine-retook-75-kherson-settlements