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People across Ukraine awoke from a night of jubilant celebrating after the Kremlin announced its troops had withdrawn to the other side of the Dnipro River from Kherson.
The Ukrainian military said it was overseeing "stabilisation measures" around the city to make sure it was safe.
The Russian retreat represented a significant setback for the Kremlin some six weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed the Kherson region and three other provinces in southern and eastern Ukraine in breach of international law and declared them Russian territory.
The national police chief of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, said on Saturday via Facebook that about 200 officers were at work in the city, setting up checkpoints and documenting evidence of possible war crimes.
Police teams also were working to identify and neutralise unexploded ordnance and one sapper was wounded Saturday while de-mining an administrative building, Mr Klymenko said.
Ukraine's communications watchdog said national TV and radio broadcasts had resumed in the city, and an adviser to Kherson's mayor said humanitarian aid and supplies had begun to arrive from the neighbouring Mykolaiv region.
Adviser Roman Holovnya described the situation in Kherson as "A humanitarian catastrophe".
President Zelenskyy said the entry of "Our defenders" — the soldiers — into Kherson would be followed by police, sappers, rescuers & energy workers, among others.
"Medicine, communications, social services are returning," he said.
"Life is returning."
Graffiti artist Banksy showcases mural in war-scarred Ukrainian town of Borodyanka:
Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has unveiled a work in the Ukrainian town of Borodyanka, which was occupied by Russia until April and heavily damaged by fighting in the early days of Moscow's invasion.
Banksy posted a photo of the mural — a girl gymnast performing a handstand on a small pile of concrete rubble — on Instagram late on Friday. It was painted onto the wall of a building damaged by shelling.
At least one other piece of new graffiti in Banksy's signature style, although not posted by the mercurial artist on social media, was also spotted in Borodyanka, portraying a man being judo-flipped by a much smaller child.
The symbolism of that piece was unmistakeable: an allusion to the biblical story of David and Goliath, the unlikely triumph of the underdog, as well as a nod to Russian President Vladimir Putin's much-publicised love of the Japanese martial art.
Several curious onlookers came to see the artwork, some of whom had made the 60-kilometre drive from Ukraine's capital city, Kyiv.
"This is such a historic moment for our country, that people like Banksy and other famous figures are coming here and showing the world what Russia has done to us," said one of the visiting Kyivans, 31-year-old Alina Mazur.
Source | Reuters