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Ukraine recap: the battle for Kherson could determine the outcome of this war

The conflict in Ukraine appears to have reached another key moment that has the potential to influence the course of the rest of the war. Ukrainian troops, who have been sweeping through the south of the country since September appear poised to recapture the city of Kherson.

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Ukraine cautious over Russia’s Kherson exit as army advances

Kyiv expressed caution about Russia’s announcement its troops are abandoning the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the first major regional center seized in its invasion, in what would be a highly symbolic reverse for President Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine troops surge four miles in just 24 hours as they approach Kherson - army chief

Moscow ordered its troops on Wednesday to withdraw from the entire Russian-held pocket on the west bank of the Dnipro River

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Do not mistake Kherson retreat for a crack in Putin’s armour

The act of invasion itself is seen as a victory: it will be as difficult for the Russian president to lose this war as to win it

Financial Times

Russia abandons Kherson city and digs in farther east

In the 37th week of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Russia announced a troop withdrawal from the southern city of Kherson.

Al Jazeera

Frontline Ukrainian hamlet enjoys blast-free night for first time since February

For the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February, the guns fell silent around Nadiia Nizarenko's devastated hamlet on the frontlines northeast of the Ukrainian city of Kherson.

Reuters

Withdrawal from Kherson reinforces Russian weakness, Sunak and Zelensky say

The Prime Minister expressed careful optimism over Moscow’s troops being forced to flee Kherson.

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Ukraine war: Russia pulling out of key city of Kherson – what it means for the conflict

Russia has indicated that they are now withdrawing their forces from the city of Kherson. This represents another setback for Putin’s campaign. The Black Sea port on the Dnieper river is the only major city that Russia has managed to occupy – and it is the administrative capital of the…

The Conversation

Russia pulling out of Kherson, but why do Ukrainians not rush in?

Ukrainian officials, military analysts remain cautious after Russia announced withdrawal from largest seized city.

Al Jazeera

Wallace urges caution on Russian withdrawal from Kherson

Mr Wallace and other defence ministers stressed it is Ukraine’s choice to enter peace talks or not.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian troops approach outskirts of Kherson after taking key town

Video shows Ukraine’s forces about nine miles from city centre but Kyiv unable to confirm Russian retreat

The Guardian - UK

Russian commander squirms as he is forced to order troop withdrawal in public humiliation

In what appears to be a profound humiliation to his top brass, Vladimir Putin wheeled out his two senior military men who seemed upset at reading the news

Daily Mirror

UK's Sunak and Ukraine's Zelenskiy cautious over Kherson withdrawal - Sunak's office

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have agreed any Russian withdrawal from the occupied city of Kherson would demonstrate "strong progress" for Ukrainian forces, Sunak's office said on Thursday.

Reuters

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If you are your family are living in Kherson, we’d like to hear from you about the current situation

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The Independent UK

Russia says retreat from key city begun but Ukraine cautious

Ukrainian officials have acknowledged that Russian troops had no choice but to flee a key southern city, but stopped short of declaring victory in Kherson

Reuters

Russia coming under heavy pressure in Ukraine, says NATO chief

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday Russia was coming under heavy pressure in Ukraine after Moscow ordered the withdrawal of its troops from the southern city of Kherson.

Al Jazeera

What are pro-Kremlin Russians saying about the ‘loss’ of Kherson?

While some hawks accept the decision to withdraw, others are furious about the Russian military’s defeat.

Al Jazeera

‘War of drones’: Ukraine troops push back Russians in Kherson

Ukrainian forces advance cautiously to retake the only regional capital captured by Moscow since the start of the war.

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Russia wants to turn Kherson into 'city of death', Kyiv says

A senior adviser to Ukraine's president said on Thursday Russia wanted to turn Kherson into a "city of death" after Moscow ordered its troops to withdraw from the southern Ukrainian city.

Daily Mirror

Russian military 'destroys bridges and lays mines' after retreat from Kherson

The British Ministry of Defence said: "In retreating, Russian forces have destroyed multiple bridges and likely laid mines to slow and delay advancing Ukrainian forces"

Evening Standard

Watch Joe Biden mixing up Ukraine’s Kherson with Iraqi city of Fallujah in 79-year-old president’s latest slip

It is not the first time he has muddled Ukraine with Iraq since Russia’s war began

Evening Standard

Putin’s forces ‘vulnerable’ to attack as they retreat from Kherson in Ukraine’s south, say UK defence chiefs

Putin has been forced to order the retreat due to problems resupplying his troops on the west bank of the Dnipro River, the MoD says

Reuters

Erdogan says Russian withdrawal from Kherson is a positive step

Russia's decision to withdraw troops from near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is a positive step, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.

France 24

Ukrainian forces advance 7km in 24 hours in Kherson region

Ukraine retook dozens of villages in the Kherson region, after Moscow ordered one of the war's biggest retreats. According to Washington, more than 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict. Read FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Orders Troops Out of Kherson in Major Reversal

Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in a further major blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Officials in Kyiv reacted with caution, saying the Russian army was unlikely to leave the strategic city without a fight, while US…

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