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Commander of Ukraine's Joint Forces Command South visited Kherson and was greeted by cheering civilians while spokesmen claimed artillery devastated Russian forces during the retreat.

Kherson, Kherson
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent

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Commander of Ukraine's Joint Forces Command South visited Kherson and was greeted by cheering civilians while spokesmen claimed artillery devastated Russian forces during the retreat.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Since then, Russia has been attacking Kherson daily, killing civilians in the city they claim is theirs.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.196Z

Source story: day-263-2023-02-14