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Michael Howie

Ukraine ‘liberates 600 settlements in a month’ as Russia announces Kherson evacuation

An abandoned Russian T-62 tank south ot the village of Novovorontsovka, pictured on October 7

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine on Friday claimed to have liberated 600 towns and villages from Vladimir Putin’s forces in the past month as Kyiv continues to push its counter-offensive.

The scale of Ukraine’s recaptured territory was revealed as residents in Kherson — one of four regions illegally annexed by Russia last month — were urged to evacuate.

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