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Empty streets, shuttered shops as Russian-held Kherson braces for battle

The streets and boulevards of the Russian-held port of Kherson in southern Ukraine are virtually empty. Many shops and businesses have been shuttered and, at a jetty on the banks of the Dnipro River, a handful of people board a ferry to leave.

Zelensky calls for 'long-term protection' of Ukraine grain corridor

Zelensky calls for 'long-term protection' of Ukraine grain corridor

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the grain shipping corridor to get food out of his country, part of an agreement Russia has suspended, needs reliable, long-term protection. Lawyers in Britain earlier took the first step towards what they said was "groundbreaking" legal action against Russia's shadowy Wagner group…

Civilian Evacuation of Kherson ‘Completed’

Civilian Evacuation of Kherson ‘Completed’

The Moscow-installed head of the Crimea region said on Friday that the evacuation of civilians from occupied Kherson has been "completed". The head of Moscow-annexed Crimea has said evacuations from occupied Kherson organized by Russia's forces amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive were "completed", after he visited the region with the Kremlin's…

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Russia Digging in for ‘Heaviest of Battles’ in Kherson, Says Ukrainian Official

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine's counter-offensive. Russian forces in the region have been driven back in recent weeks and…

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin imposes martial law in annexed territories in Ukraine – as it happened

Russian president says four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia will be put under martial law

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Russia unveils ‘organised relocation’ for entire Ukraine region

Moscow is poised to evacuate thousands of people from an entire Ukrainian region, removing them across the border to Russia.

‘Russia is in trouble’: Ukraine forces make more advances in Kherson

A Ukrainian advance along the Dnipro river could trap thousands of Russian troops on the far side

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Ukraine says it took out important bridge in occupied south

Ukrainian rocket fire hit an important bridge used by Russian occupying forces in southern Kherson region on Friday and put it out of action, Ukraine's southern military command said.

Two road bridges to Russian occupied territory in Kherson Oblast out of use, UK says

Two road bridges to Russian occupied territory in Kherson Oblast out of use, UK says

The two primary road bridges giving access to the pocket of Russian occupied territory on the west bank of the Dnipro in Kherson Oblast are now probably out of use for the purposes of substantial military resupply, British military intelligence said on Saturday.

Russian-Occupied Kherson Cut Off as Ukraine Counter-Attacks, Says Britain

Russian-Occupied Kherson Cut Off as Ukraine Counter-Attacks, Says Britain

A Ukrainian counter-offensive has virtually cut off the Russian-occupied southern city of Kherson and left thousands of Russian troops stationed near the Dnipro River "highly vulnerable", British defense and intelligence officials said on Thursday. Ukraine has made clear it intends to recapture Kherson, which fell to Russia in the early…

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UK says Ukraine continues offensive against Russia in Kherson

Heavy fighting has been taking place in the last 48 hours as Ukrainian forces continued their offensive against Russia in Kherson province, west of the Dnipro River, British military intelligence said on Saturday.

Factbox-Russia ramps up missile strikes in Ukraine

Factbox-Russia ramps up missile strikes in Ukraine

The number of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine has more than doubled in the last two weeks and a Ukrainian brigadier general said on Thursday that Moscow was using inaccurate Soviet-era missiles for more than half of the attacks.

Ukrainians question the ease of Russian capture of Kherson

Ukrainians question the ease of Russian capture of Kherson

Many civilians in Kherson say key civilian and military officials ‘surrendered’ the region and that they feel abandoned.

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