The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Olga Guruli was heading to occupied Kherson province to arrange repatriation of boy and his brother

Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday.

Bakhmut saw fierce fighting Monday, with the Wagner group saying that they are finally starting to receive ammunition from Moscow. Earlier today, Russian forces launched a large-scale wave of strikes across Ukraine ahead of the annual Victory Day celebrations, killing four and injuring five. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile vowed…

Drone attacks launched on Kyiv with explosions also reported in Odesa and Kherson; Ukrainian general says ‘meat assaults’ have led to high casualties

Zakhar Prilepin wounded in explosion in the region of Nizhny Novgorod, Russian state news agency says

Signs of the anticipated Ukrainian strike are unmistakable now – to strategists and residents• Russia-Ukraine war – live updates

Wagner chief says his forces will pull out of Bakhmut while Ukraine says they are reinforcing positions; Zaporizhzhia villages near frontline evacuated

Some residents left the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in cars and buses on Friday, and others stocked up on groceries, before a weekend curfew imposed as Kyiv prepares for a counter-offensive against Russian forces.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has a history of dramatic statements, says troops will leave fiercely contested city on 10 May