Should we fear revenge from Vladimir Putin after the Russian withdrawal from Kherson?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not (yet) reacted to the recapture of Kherson by the Ukrainian army on Friday. As a reminder, the region was annexed by Russia, and the Head of State had warned that he would now defend these territories as if it were Russia itself that was under attack.
Kherson: a large poster “Russia is here forever”, torn after the arrival of the Ukrainian military
A video after the liberation of Kherson by the Ukrainian army has been circulating since Friday, and was relayed by several Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. We see people tearing down a large poster on a billboard. Above an inscription saying “Russia is here forever”, accompanied by a photo of a little girl and the Russian flag.
“‘Russia is here forever’, according to a poster in Bilozerka near Kherson. Well not really!” writes Dmytro Kuleba.
Ukraine celebrates victory after Russian withdrawal from Kherson
Ukrainians took to the streets Friday evening, flags in hand, to celebrate the recapture of the city of Kherson by the Ukrainian army.
Washington hails “extraordinary victory” in Kherson
“It seems that the Ukrainians have just won an extraordinary victory: the only regional capital that Russia seized in this war is now back under the Ukrainian flag, which is quite remarkable,” the adviser told reporters. US National Security Officer Jake Sullivan on his way to the ASEAN summit in Cambodia with US President Joe Biden.
“The war continues” after the liberation of Kherson, reminds the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs
We are winning battles on the ground. But the war continues,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters Saturday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“I understand that everyone wants this war to end as soon as possible. Certainly we are the ones who want it more than anyone else,” he said. “But as long as the war continues, and we see Russia mobilizing more conscripts and bringing more weapons to Ukraine, we will of course continue to count on your continued support,” he also noted.