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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tom Balmforth

In newly liberated Kherson, Ukrainians celebrate but worry about what's next

People receive food aid after Russia's retreat from Kherson, Ukraine November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Under rainy skies, Ukrainian-controlled Kherson's central square was a frenetic melee on Thursday afternoon of humanitarian aid queues and displays of patriotic celebration tinged with uncertainty about the future.

Russia last week pulled its troops out of a pocket on the west bank of the Dnipro River in Ukraine, which included Kherson, the only regional capital it had captured since the February invasion.

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