Ukrainian Forces Advance Into Kherson Following Russian Military Withdrawal

Ukrainian Forces Advance Into Kherson Following Russian Military Withdrawal
Ukrainian artillery unit members fire toward Kherson on Oct. 28, 2022. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images
Adam Morrow
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Russia has fully withdrawn its forces from the west bank of the Dnieper River, including the strategic city of Kherson, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

As Russian troops left, Ukrainian soldiers advanced and were greeted by jubilant civilians, according to reports and video footage from various Western media outlets including Reuters, AP, Germany’s DWNews, and the British Broadcasting Corp.