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‘A biblical deluge’: people along Dnipro river wake up to catastrophe

Nova Kakhovka dam effectively ceased to exist on Tuesday morning – and soon the devastation became apparent

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says Russian forces leave southern town; Russia denies it

Russian forces have left the town of Nova Kakhovka in southern Kherson region, the Ukrainian military's General Staff said on Thursday, but a Russian-installed official in the region denied the troops had left.

Reuters

‘Soldiers without the uniforms’: Kherson couple recall anti-Russia resistance

A young couple who helped citizens and Kyiv’s army tell of torture and endurance during the Russian onslaught

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A Russian-appointed official died in a car crash in Ukraine's Kherson

Born in Ukraine, Kirill Stremousov had switched to Russia's side and mimicked its claims about Nazi rule, becoming spokesman and deputy governor of the Moscow-installed administration in Kherson.

WEKU

Key developments in Ukraine's Kherson region since invasion

Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February.

Reuters

Russia orders withdrawal of troops from Kherson and west bank of Dnipro River in Ukraine's south

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu orders his troops to withdraw from the illegally annexed city of Kherson, but Ukrainian officials remain sceptical.

ABC News

Russian-occupied Kherson loses power after alleged ‘sabotage’

The Russian-installed administration of Kherson blamed the outage on Ukraine, accusing it of attacking the Kakhovka dam.

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Why the battle for Kherson is so significant to a desperate Vladimir Putin

As Ukraine gains ground and pushes Russian forces back, one city looms large as key to its victory. Kherson is the last regional capital under Russian control, losing it would be a blow to Vladimir Putin.

ABC News

Key developments in Ukraine's Kherson region since invasion

Ukrainian forces are gearing up for a battle to retake the strategically important city of Kherson, with the outcome likely to prove decisive for Kyiv's hopes of driving Russian troops from southern Ukraine.

Reuters

Empty streets, shuttered shops as Russian-held Kherson braces for battle

The streets and boulevards of the Russian-held port of Kherson in southern Ukraine are virtually empty. Many shops and businesses have been shuttered and, at a jetty on the banks of the Dnipro River, a handful of people board a ferry to leave.

Reuters

Russia Announces Wider Evacuation of Occupied Southern Ukraine

Russia ordered civilians to leave a sliver of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory. Russia had previously ordered civilians out of a pocket it controls on the west bank…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia evacuates Kherson and takes remains of cultural icon ahead of ‘withdrawal from the area’

A special team was sent to St Catherine’s Cathedral to remove the bones of Potemkin, the long-term lover of Catherine the Great

Evening Standard

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

The Moscow-appointed authorities in the southern region of Kherson say that tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the face of Ukraine’s offensive

The Independent UK

Why did Putin impose martial law in occupied Ukrainian regions?

Russian president is attempting to tighten his grip on four annexed Ukrainian regions amid military setbacks.

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U.S. says Iranians in Crimea helping Russia use drones against Ukraine

Washington said on Thursday it believed Iranian military staff had been deployed in Crimea to provide assistance to Russian forces using Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine, as the West slapped sanctions on Tehran in response.

Reuters

Factbox-Putin declares martial law in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine: what does it mean?

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in four partially occupied regions of Ukraine that Russia claims as its own.

Daily Mirror

Russian army vows to 'fight to death' as tens of thousands are evacuated from Kherson

Kherson was the first major city to fall to the Russians at the start of the war and remains the only regional capital under Moscow’s control, so retaking it would be a huge victory for Ukraine

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Putin orders martial law in occupied Ukrainian areas as Kyiv's forces gain ground

The move signals Russia's growing frustration over Ukrainian advances in areas the Kremlin claimed to annex. It came hours after Kremlin-appointed officials ordered civilians to evacuate Kherson.

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The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin imposes martial law on annexed regions of Ukraine

Russian leader made the announcement in a Moscow speech

The Guardian - UK

Putin declares martial law in annexed areas as Ukraine pushes offensive

Law gives Russian-installed heads of four Ukrainian provinces sweeping powers

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin imposes martial law in annexed territories in Ukraine – as it happened

Russian president says four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia will be put under martial law

Reuters

Russia to evacuate 10,000 a day from Ukraine's Kherson region

Russian-installed authorities in the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson said on Wednesday that they plan to evacuate around 50,000-60,000 people over the next six days amid escalating pressure from a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

The Independent UK

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Russia’s military is pressing on with its strategy of targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving people without power in scores of cities and towns as the war approaches its eight-month milestone

The New Daily

Russia unveils ‘organised relocation’ for entire Ukraine region

Moscow is poised to evacuate thousands of people from an entire Ukrainian region, removing them across the border to Russia.

Reuters

Putin boosts Russia's war footing as battle looms for Ukraine's Kherson

President Vladimir Putin ordered all of Russia to support the war effort in Ukraine on Wednesday, as the Russian-appointed administration of Kherson prepared to evacuate the only regional capital Moscow has captured during its invasion.

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