 Some footage showed crowds cheering on men in military uniform. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed the city is back in Ukrainian hands. A spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence agency said "an operation to liberate Kherson" and the surrounding region of the same name was underway. Andriy Yusov said. "It will be possible to talk about establishing Ukrainian control over the city only after an official report by the General Staff" of the Ukrainian army. Ukraine liberated the city of Kherson after Russian troops fled ( Twitter) Ukrainian intelligence urged Russian soldiers still be in the city to surrender in anticipation of Ukrainian f){kind=link}
The abandonment of the city by Russian troops also could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory as locals celebrated and raised flags across the liberated city of Kherson in Ukraine
The flag of freedom is flying over Kherson as Ukrainian troops were given a hero’s welcome.
It came after Russia released its final foothold on the major city on Friday and paved the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the its only Russian-held provincial capital.
The abandonment of the city by Russian troops also could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops finished withdrawing from the western bank of the river dividing Ukraine’s Kherson region at 5am.