Russia’s military has been ordered to pull out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital it has captured since launching its invasion.
The top Russian military commander in Ukraine, General Sergei Surovikin, reported to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday that it was impossible to deliver supplies to the city and other areas on the western bank of the Dnipro river, and Mr Shoigu agreed with his proposal to retreat and set up defences on the eastern bank.