Russian forces have occupied the regional administration building in Ukraine's port city of Kherson, regional governor Hennadiy Laguta said in an online post on Thursday.
Russia's defence ministry said it had captured Kherson on Wednesday but Ukraine has said its forces continue to defend the Black Sea port of about 250,000 people.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Alison Williams)
