The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that it had successfully withdrawn its troops from Kherson, Ukraine.
“In Kherson direction, today, at 05.00 am [Moscow time], units of the Russian forces finished their redeployment to the left bank of Dnepr river,” wrote the ministry in a report.
The Russian military announced its intentions to retreat from Kherson earlier this week, saying it was unable to supply all of the soldiers stationed in the city.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed skepticism that Russian troops would withdraw from Kherson, which they have occupied since late February, without incident.
“Actions speak louder than words,” said Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak in response to the withdrawal announcement.
“We see no signs that Russia is leaving Kherson without a fight. … [Ukraine] is liberating territories based on intelligence data, not staged TV statements.”
The Russian military said on Friday that all of its personnel and resources had been moved to the right bank of the Dnieper River, away from Kherson, which the Kremlin annexed in September through referendums that were widely rejected as corrupt.
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Russia says troop withdrawal from Kherson is complete https://t.co/0m2yvti8Tj pic.twitter.com/a8eEBBsTlr
— The Hill (@thehill) November 11, 2022
5. A great day – Kherson is finally liberated. The first UAF unit has reached Svobody square in the centre of Kherson and is greeted by cheering locals. pic.twitter.com/4WK9VFStcJ
— Dan (@Danspiun) November 11, 2022
EU flag joins Ukrainian flag in central Kherson square pic.twitter.com/esgdSe7QMV
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) November 11, 2022
Folks from across the world – this is your victory, too.
Don’t you forget about it. pic.twitter.com/4d6PTxGDNg— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) November 11, 2022
Kherson completely liberated. That was quick.
The intelligence community currently assesses that Russia has lost close to 100,000 soldiers (dead and wounded).
That’s an almost incalculable loss for a modern army, and it’s not sustainable. https://t.co/P7gufllDTw
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) November 11, 2022
Liberated Kherson singing Chervona Kalyna, a song that was banned for nine months. No electricity — Russia destroyed the power lines before leaving. pic.twitter.com/EhCIpMlYtw
— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) November 11, 2022
Video of the day
A Ukrainian soldiers records himself, his watermelon and hundreds of residents of the city of Kherson who were liberated today.
These people waited for this moment for 8 long months.
The Russian terror is finally over. pic.twitter.com/YN16C5AK1y
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 11, 2022
I have never been so glad to pay taxes. America and Europe must stay behind these brave men and women until the last Russian is expelled. They are saving the world from a monstrous culture of death. https://t.co/kTziEs7LSW
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) November 12, 2022
"This is what liberation looks like, this is what liberation feels like"
Euphoric crowds burst into song as @NicRobertsonCNN reports from the newly liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson https://t.co/NYXB86MGic pic.twitter.com/MsKyeGjSe9
— CNN (@CNN) November 12, 2022
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