Russia-Ukraine (March 2): Russian Troops in Kherson, Mayor Says

Russia-Ukraine (March 2): Russian Troops in Kherson, Mayor Says
A military truck and tank are seen on a street of Kherson, Ukraine, on March 1, 2022. Screenshot via Reuters
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Russian Troops in Kherson, Mayor Says

Russian troops are in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson and forced their way into the council building, the mayor said after a day of conflicting claims over whether Moscow had made the first major gain of a city in its eight-day-long invasion.

The Black Sea port of Kherson, a southern provincial capital of around 250,000 people, is strategically placed where the Dnipro River flows into the Black Sea and would be the first significant city to fall into Moscow’s hands.