Ukrainian troops regain control of Kherson province

4600743469Ukrainian troops have regained control of Kherson province, as reported on Friday () the local news agency Interfax, citing military intelligence sources in the country.

4600743469“Any attempt to counter-attack our troops will be frustrated,” he pointed out. the publication, which confirmed Russia’s withdrawal and encouraged Moscow’s military in the region to surrender.

The information was followed by first images, broadcast by another news agency, Ukrinform, showing a Ukrainian flag on Freedom Square, in the city of Kherson, capital of the homonymous province.

4600743469Subsequently, the Department of Defense of the former Soviet republic published more images of people, in Kherson, receiving the first soldiers s of the country and carrying the national flag.

4600743469Hours later, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the resumption of control of the province in a Telegram message. “Our people. Our. Kherson,” he stated. “Today is a historic day. We are retaking Kherson.”

4600743469Ukrainian troops released at least settlements in the region, according to Ukrinform, which also reported the sinking from the Antonivsky Bridge, in the provincial capital.46007434694600743469On Thursday- fair (), throughout the day, the government from Ukraine maintained a cautious stance on the withdrawal of troops from Kherson, which had been announced by the Russian government.

The province had been one of four Ukrainian regions annexed by Moscow at the end of September and its retake by Kyiv is the biggest Russian defeat so far in the war that began in February.