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The abandonment of the city by Russian troops also could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory as locals celebrated and raised flags across the liberated city of Kherson in Ukraine

Ukraine said on Friday it was building a reinforced concrete wall and other fortifications on its border with Belarus, a close Kremlin ally that Moscow used as a staging ground for its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.

Withdrawal from regional capital further undermines Russia’s geopolitical prestige and gives boost to Ukrainian economy.

Ukrainian troops entered the key southern city of Kherson on Friday after Russia said it had withdrawn its troops.

Ukrainian troops entered the southern city of Kherson after Russian forces abandoned the regional capital and fled across a major waterway, a significant setback for Moscow as the two sides dig in for winter.

Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops finished withdrawing from…

Footage shows the Ukraine flag being defiantly raised in the recently liberated village of Blahodatne as Vladimir Putin's Russia begin their withdrawal from the area

The withdrawal marks a major setback for Russia and a remarkable victory for Ukrainian forces.

Family of victim Dawn Sturgess express concern as no date yet set for public inquiry to start

Ukrainian officials say flags are appearing “en masse and all over the place” in the wake of Russia’s retreat from the southern region of Kherson

Withdrawal marks humiliating turning point in Putin’s invasion