UKRAINIAN TROOPS REACH CENTRE OF KHERSON CITY, AS RUSSIAN FORCES RETREAT (VIDEO)

Fri 11 November 2022:

Ukraine’s defence intelligence agency says Ukrainian units have entered Kherson city following Russia’s withdrawal.

The statement by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry marked Kyiv’s first official confirmation that its forces had reached the regional capital.

The agency also said there were Russian troops still in Kherson who had been ordered by their commanders to change into civilian clothes and to hide.

Moscow said earlier on Friday that all its forces had withdrawn from the city.

Ukraine’s Kuleba hails ‘important victory’ in Kherson

Ukraine’s foreign minister has hailed Russia’s withdrawal of troops from the southern city of Kherson as an important battlefield success.

“Ukraine is gaining another important victory right now and proves that whatever Russia says or does, Ukraine will win,” Dmytro Kuleba tweeted.

Photos appear to show Ukrainians gathering in Kherson city after Moscow’s withdrawal

Photos reportedly showing Ukrainians waiting to welcome Kyiv’s troops into Kherson city are being shared on social media after Moscow’s withdrawal from the regional capital.

The Nexta media outlet, a Poland-based online news service, posted three images on Twitter that appeared to show people, some donning Ukrainian flags, gathered around the regional administration building.

Al Jazeera could not independently verify the images. Moscow said earlier on Friday that its forces had fully withdrawn from Kherson. It is not clear whether Ukrainian forces, who have been pressing towards the regional hub for weeks, have yet reached the city.

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