

Jubilant crowds have been seen welcoming soldiers in the southern Ukrain ian city of Kherson, after progress made by the armed forces in recent days continued. It’s approaching 9pm in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and here’s a summary of today’s developments as Ukrainians in Kherson city are celebrating after the arrival of Ukrainian soldiers to recapture the city. The armed forces, intelligence, SBU, National Guard – all who brought today’s day closer for Kherson oblast. It will be the same in those cities that are still waiting for our return.Īnd I thank every soldier and every unit of the defence forces who are making this offensive operation in the south possible now.Ībsolutely everyone – from privates to generals. It was the same in all other cities liberated by our defenders. Hope for Ukraine is always justified – and Ukraine always returns its own.Īnd even when the city is not yet completely cleansed of the enemy’s presence, the people of Kherson themselves are already removing Russian symbols from the streets and buildings and any traces of the occupiers’ stay in Kherson. But special units are already in the city. As of now, our defenders are on the approaches to the city. The president previously shared a video of people celebrating around a fire in Kherson as darkness descended.

Hope for Ukraine is always justified – and Ukraine always returns its own.” Zelenskiy said it was a “historic day” and that the people in the southern city “never lost hope”. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has released a statement on his official Telegram account after his troops retook Kherson on Friday. 17.42 GMT Zelenskiy: 'Kherson never gave up on Ukraine'
