Kherson's mayor said that aid and supplies were on their way from the nearby Mykolaiv region.
This was deemed a major setback for Russia, which is now reorganizing its defenses on the River Dnipro.
celebrated the return of its troops to the city Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling it a "historic day."“The occupiers and collaborators did everything possible so that those people who remained in the city suffered as much as possible over those days, weeks, months of waiting” for Ukraine’s police and defense teams to arrive, said Roman Holovnya, an advisor to Kherson's mayor, per AP.
"At the same time, we appeal to the citizens who left Kherson: do not hurry to return until stabilization measures are completed," he wrote.
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