Zelensky on the front foot after the
success of Kherson expressed happiness and made a big promise to the public
The Ukrainian
army tightened its grip on Kherson on Sunday. Authorities have begun consultations on removing the explosive devices and restoring basic public
services in the city.
Ukraine's President Zelensky has come on the front foot after the Russian
army retreated from Kherson, pledging to expel it completely from his country. This strategically important city was occupied by the Russian
army for about eight months.
russia gave up its stronghold on this big city. When
russia invaded
ukraine on 24 February, Kherson was one of the first places to be captured.
The residents of Kherson, expressing happiness over the development, embraced the Ukrainian soldiers. "We will see many more such honors happen to Ukrainian soldiers who liberated Russian-occupied territory," President Zelensky said in his video address on
saturday night. Promised, "We don't forget anyone; And we will liberate every region." Ukraine's recapture of Kherson is a major blow to Russian troops.
Ukraine's military position strengthenedThe Ukrainian
army tightened its hold on Kherson on Sunday. Authorities have begun discussions on removing the explosive devices and restoring basic public
services in the city. A Ukrainian official described the situation in Kherson as "a humanitarian disaster". It is being told that the remaining residents of the city are short of electricity, water, medicine, and food. Ukrainian
police have called on residents to help identify allies of the Russian military during the eight-month occupation. Ukrainian
police officers returned to the city on
saturday after the withdrawal of Russian troops.
Ukraine's national
police chief, Ihor Klymenko, said on
facebook on
saturday that about 200 officers were working in the city and checkpoints were being set up. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign
minister Dmytro Kuleba said in
cambodia, "We are winning the battle on the ground, but the
war continues." Kuleba was in
cambodia to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). have gone Russian Foreign
minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters on
sunday that a joint statement on the results of the summit was not accepted because "the US side and its allies insisted on an unacceptable assessment of the situation in
ukraine and its surroundings." The Kremlin is angered by the support
ukraine has received from its Western allies, including the US.