The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

The Russian military has claimed control of the Black Sea port though Ukrainian flags still fly above local government buildings.

The strategically located city has become the first major urban centre to be in Russian hands.

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Russian forces have taken the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials confirmed, the first major urban center to fall since Moscow invaded one week ago. "The (Russian) occupiers are in all parts of the city and are very dangerous," Gennady Lakhuta, head of the regional administration, wrote on messaging service…