Ukraine moves quickly to maintain order in Kherson, facing Russian troops across the Dnipro river.
Gradually essential supplies are arriving in Kherson, Ukrainian officials say.
Kherson's liberation on Friday was marked by crowds of flag-waving Ukrainians greeting Kyiv's soldiers with hugs and kisses. The celebrations continued on Saturday. Ukrainian officials say there was widespread looting by the Russian army. The level of theft has triggered mockery by Ukrainians since a video clip surfaced showing a Russian soldier picking up a raccoon by its tail and throwing it into a cage inside an enclosure - reportedly in Kherson zoo.has gone viral on social media, with Ukrainians turning the raccoon - allegedly a prisoner of the Russians - into a war hero.
According to Oleksandr Todorchuk, founder of the animal welfare charity UAnimals, "the raccoon from Kherson zoo was stolen not just by some stupid soldier, but by the Russian command". In a
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