Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy hails the Russian withdrawal from Kherson as the “beginning of the end of the war” as he lauds soldiers and takes selfies with them in the recently liberated southern city.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office and posted on Facebook, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seen during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022.
The end of Russia’s occupation of the city has sparked days of celebration — but also exposed a humanitarian emergency, with residents living without power and water and short of food and medicines. Russia still controls about 70% of the wider Kherson region. Other footage showed Zelenskyy waving to residents who saluted him from an apartment window and yelled: “Glory to Ukraine!” The reply — “Glory to the heroes!” — came back from Zelenskyy’s group, made up of soldiers and others.
After the Russian retreat, Ukrainian authorities say they are finding evidence of torture and other atrocities.
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