Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson, where Russian forces were withdrawing. The Ukrainian leader shared photos of his visit to Kherson. Speaking to the Ukrainian soldier in Kherson, Zelensky said, “We are advancing. We are ready for peace, for peace in our whole country,” he said.
Zelensky thanked NATO and other allies for their support in the fight against Russia. Zelensky addressed a crowd carrying Ukrainian flags in Kherson’s main square. Saying that he is “very happy” with the liberation of the city, Zelenxi was asked where the Ukrainian forces will advance next, “It is not Moscow. We are not interested in the territory of another country,” he replied.
Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky has said that Russia committed war crimes in Kherson, where it withdrew last week. Zelenski said, “The authorities have already recorded more than 400 war crimes committed by Russia. The bodies of dead civilians and soldiers have been found. The Russian army has left behind the same atrocities in other regions it entered in Ukraine.”
What happened?
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced last Friday that Russian troops have completed the withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kherson region, which has been occupied for a long time.
According to the Russian news agency TASS, in its daily briefing on Friday morning, the Ministry of Defense reported that all Russian troops and equipment from Kherson were moved to the eastern bank of the Dinpro River. Kherson was the only regional capital Russia had captured since February 24.
