The Ukrainian army entered the city of
Kherson
.
This was announced by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry,
Oleksij Reznikov,
confirming the first news and videos released on social media showing the soldiers of Kiev in the capital freed from the Russian occupation.
The
conflict "will not end until Putin leaves the country
," US President
Joe Biden
told reporters before boarding Air Force One which took him to
Cop27 in Sharm el Sheikh
.
The administration, however, according to the New York Times, is divided.
Part of the government that would like to press on Kiev to seek the
diplomatic path
to end the war and other advisers who believe it is still too early.
US Joint Chief of Staff
Mark Milley
said he was convinced that Ukraine had done all it could on the ground before winter and should now try to cement the advance at the negotiating table.
Other officials, on the other hand, believe that neither Kiev nor Moscow are ready to negotiate: a pause in the fighting, in their opinion, would only allow Moscow to regroup.
The front in the region
The Russian withdrawal is an "important victory" for Ukraine.
To say this in a tweet is the
Foreign Minister of Kiev, Dmytro Kuleba
.
"'Russia is here forever,' said a poster in Bilozerka near Kherson. Well, not really! To everyone in the world, including Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) where I am currently: the Ukraine is getting another major victory right now and it shows that whatever Russia says or does, Ukraine will win. "
Along with the tweet, Kuleba posted a video showing civilians removing the poster mentioned in his message, which depicts a little girl with the flag of Moscow.
Zelensky: 'Good news from the south, 41 settlements freed'
The troops from Moscow have
completed the transfer
to the left bank of the Dnieper, with over
30,000 soldiers and 5,000 military vehicles and armaments.
This was announced by the Moscow Defense Ministry quoted by TASS.
"During the transfer to the left bank of the Dnipro, not a single piece of military equipment or a weapon was left on the right bank, all Russian military personnel crossed" the river, "no loss of personnel, weapons, were allowed. equipment and material of the Russian group ", claims the Moscow Defense Ministry, according to which the withdrawal from Kherson would have been completed at 5 in the morning.
The online newspaper Meduza reports it.
The Kherson region will remain part of Russia
despite the withdrawal of Moscow troops from the city.
"There are and cannot be changes" on this, Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov said.
, quoted by Tass.
The Russian withdrawal from Kherson is an "important victory" for Ukraine.
To say this in a tweet is the Foreign Minister of Kiev,
Dmytro Kuleba
.
Russia today bombed the
Beryslav district in the Kherson region
with heavy artillery, and there are casualties.
This was reported by the regional police, cited by Ukrinform.
"The enemy bombed the Beryslav district with heavy artillery. Peaceful villages have come under enemy fire. There are casualties" and "damaged residential buildings" along with vehicles, shops and other structures, police said.
A grain warehouse was also destroyed in the attack.
The Russian army also reportedly struck the village of
Novooleksandrivka in Donbass
twice with mortars, damaging
private homes, an asylum and a high school, without causing casualties.
Bombing in the night
The mayor of
Mykolaiv
, in southern Ukraine, reports an attack on a residential area of the city, in particular against a multi-storey building, with a death toll of five.
In a tweet, also quoted by the Guardian, Mayor Alexander Senkevich reported "destruction from the fifth to the first floor" of the building.
The raids on Mykolaiv "are the
cynical response of the terrorist state
to our successes on the front
.
An attack on a 5-story residential building: destroyed from the fifth to the first floor.
Unfortunately there are deaths and injuries.
Rescue operations are underway.
Russia is not giving up on its despicable tactics.
And we will not give up our fight.
The occupiers will be held responsible for any crime against Ukraine and the Ukrainians. "Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky writes on Telegram. The
energy infrastructures
of the
Vinnytsia
region , 250 kilometers west of Kiev,
were also bombed by the Russians in the night .
Vinnytsia Oblast Governor Serhii Borzov reported, adding that there were no casualties and rescue teams are operating on the spot.
Exchanges of prisoners
The head of the presidential office in Kiev, Andriy Yermak, said that there was an
exchange of prisoners
with his counterpart, following which
45 Ukrainian soldiers
were released.
The Kyiv Independent and the Interfax agency report it.
Training in Europe
At the Foreign Affairs and Defense Council next week
, 16 million euros
will be allocated for the equipment needed to train the
15,000 Ukrainian soldiers
who will take part in
the training mission decided by the EU
and which will start shortly.
The mission will last two years and will have a budget of
160 million euros
.
The men will be trained "by next spring" and, as far as we know, other rounds are not ruled out.
Holland will send between 50 and 100 instructors.