In the port city, Ukraine’s national anthem is played in the central square, and a small crowd of people sing along while warming themselves by a fire, a video released by Ukraine’s parliament shows.
“Special units are already in the city,” Zelenskyy writes on the Telegram messaging service, posting photos of soldiers and residents together.
In the nearby county of Mykolaiv, which Russia has not managed to take control of despite months of attacks, Governor Vitaly Kim writes on Telegram that the entire county, except Cape Kinburn in the south, is again under Ukrainian control.
US hails Ukraine’s “extraordinary victory” in Kherson.
— It is a large area and it is thanks to the incredible perseverance and skill of the Ukrainians, backed by the relentless and united support of the United States and our allies, said the US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Cambodia, which he is visiting with President Joe Biden.
However, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba raises a finger of warning that Russia is still calling up more conscripts and shipping more weapons to Ukraine.
— I understand that everyone wants this war to end as soon as possible, he said during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese where he asked for continued support.
— We are definitely the ones who want it more than anyone else.