Zelensky visits liberated Kherson yet Ukrainians still 'not sure about their future' | Dispatch
Telegraph, 15 Nov 2022
The Telegraph's Joe Barnes is in Kherson in among the celebrations in the central square.
Despite the jubilant mood of the Kherson people four days after their city was liberated from the Russians, Ukrainians are still 'not sure about their future' he said.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the West for Himars rockets that helped recapture Kherson as he visited the newly liberated city for the first time.
"We are moving forward," the Ukrainian president said in an address to Ukrainian troops, thanking Nato and other allies for their continued support. "We are ready for peace, peace for all our country."
Ukraine has used Himars rockets to destroy Russian-controlled bridges, supply depots and command HQs. The Russian ministry said that Ukrainian forces had struck crossings over the Dnipro river five times overnight with the weapons.
Kherson residents greeted Ukrainian troops with joy on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since Moscow launched its invasion.
Russian troops fled the city to the eastern bank of the Dnipro river after Ukraine launched a counter-offensive retaking dozens of towns and villages.
In an overnight address, President Zelensky said investigators in Kherson had already documented more than 400 war crimes committed by the Russians during their eight-month occupation.
"Bodies of dead civilians and servicemen have been found," he said. "The Russian army left behind the same savagery it did in other regions of the country it entered.
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Despite the jubilant mood of the Kherson people four days after their city was liberated from the Russians, Ukrainians are still 'not sure about their future' he said.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the West for Himars rockets that helped recapture Kherson as he visited the newly liberated city for the first time.
"We are moving forward," the Ukrainian president said in an address to Ukrainian troops, thanking Nato and other allies for their continued support. "We are ready for peace, peace for all our country."
Ukraine has used Himars rockets to destroy Russian-controlled bridges, supply depots and command HQs. The Russian ministry said that Ukrainian forces had struck crossings over the Dnipro river five times overnight with the weapons.
Kherson residents greeted Ukrainian troops with joy on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since Moscow launched its invasion.
Russian troops fled the city to the eastern bank of the Dnipro river after Ukraine launched a counter-offensive retaking dozens of towns and villages.
In an overnight address, President Zelensky said investigators in Kherson had already documented more than 400 war crimes committed by the Russians during their eight-month occupation.
"Bodies of dead civilians and servicemen have been found," he said. "The Russian army left behind the same savagery it did in other regions of the country it entered.
Keep up to date with the Ukraine live blog: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/11/14/ukraine-war-latest-kherson-russia-news-nova-kakhovka-dnipro/
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