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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Mark Trevelyan

SHOCKING: Russia orders pullout from west bank of dnipro at kherson | Mind Blowing Facts

Ukrainian servicemen prepare a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun to fire at a position, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro.

The announcement marked one of Russia's most significant retreats and a potential turning point in the war, now nearing the end of its ninth month.

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