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Ukraine will soon begin voluntary evacuation from liberated southern areas -official

People wait for the arrival of the first train from Kyiv after Russia's military retreat from Kherson, at the main train station in Kherson, Ukraine November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Ukraine will soon begin evacuating people who want to leave the recently-liberated southern city of Kherson and the surrounding areas, a senior official announced on Saturday, citing damage done by Russian forces.

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said some people had expressed a wish to move away from both Kherson and the area around Mykolaiv, around 65 km (40 miles) to the northwest.

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