HISTORICAL FACTS: 35 - The Untold Story

Putin says civilians in Ukraine's Kherson should be evacuated

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that civilians in Ukraine's Kherson region should be evacuated from the conflict zone, the Kremlin chief's first acknowledgement of a deteriorating situation in a region he claims to have annexed.

Reuters · Nov 4, 2022

Russia ‘withdrawal’ from Kherson city could be a trap, says Ukraine

No immediate confirmation of a military retreat from Moscow in Kherson

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

Zelensky: Russian Strikes Leave 4.5 Million without Power in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia's campaign against Ukraine's energy network has left around 4.5 million people without power. The two sides' forces continued to battle without significant change on the ground on the eastern and southern Ukraine fronts, with preparations building for a fight over the southern…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

Minister warns of escalating cyber attacks, US says Ukraine could retake Kherson, and paintballs to be shot at wolves — as it happened

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ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

Russian ambassador claims UK involved in drone attack on Black Sea fleet

Andrei Kelin says Britain ‘too deep in this conflict’ as speculation grows over Russian withdrawal from Kherson region

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Russian commanders ‘fleeing Kherson and leaving behind ill-equipped troops’

Western officials say commanders ’leaving demoralised and leaderless men to face Ukrainian assaults’

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Ukraine capable of retaking Kherson from Russia -Pentagon chief

Ukrainian forces can retake the strategic southern city of Kherson from Russian troops, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, in what would be a major defeat for Russia in its invasion of its neighbor.

Reuters · Nov 3, 2022

Key developments in Ukraine's Kherson region since invasion

Ukrainian forces are gearing up for a battle to retake the strategically important city of Kherson, with the outcome likely to prove decisive for Kyiv's hopes of driving Russian troops from southern Ukraine.

Reuters · Nov 3, 2022

‘I am staying here’: Kherson residents defy Russian call to evacuate city

Those who have stayed behind in first major city captured in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine anxiously await liberation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Vladimir Putin set to withdraw forces from Kherson in big setback for his Ukraine invasion - western officials

Vladimir Putin has “well advanced” plans to order a retreat from Kherson, the largest city held by Russian forces in Ukraine, in another major setback for his invasion, western officials said on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022