The Russian army has vowed to "fight to the death" as tens of thousands are evacuated from Kherson in Ukraine.
Civilians and Russian -appointed officials are fleeing from Ukraine's southern Kherson region and Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-installed head of the Kherson region, said 50-60,000 civilians would leave four towns on the west bank of the Dnieper river in an "organised, gradual displacement".
Russians are trying to cling to the captured city before a Ukrainian counteroffensive and Mr Saldo said the movement of civilians would be tied to a decision “to build sizeable defensive fortifications to repulse any attack”.
