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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Liam James

Russia claims it has seized Kherson as mayor agrees to conditions to keep city running

Reuters

Russia has claimed to have taken its first Ukrainian city one week after first launching the invasion.

Igor Konashenkov, a Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson, said troops had taken “complete control” of the strategically significant port city of Kherson, near the Black Sea coast.

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