Kherson: President Zelensky visits liberated city

President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the metropolis of Kherson days aft it was liberated by Ukrainian troops.

He spoke to soldiers gathered successful the city, saying Ukraine is "moving forward" and is acceptable for peace.

The nonaccomplishment of Kherson, taken successful the aboriginal stages of the invasion, is simply a large setback for Russia.

Moscow had declared it the administrative centre of the illegally-annexed Kherson region, and it was the lone determination superior to beryllium occupied.

Ukrainian troops entered the metropolis connected Friday, for the archetypal clip since March.

In the pursuing days, locals were seen celebrating, arsenic immoderate reunited with loved ones they had not seen for months.

Mr Zelensky told troops connected Monday that Ukraine is "ready for peace, bid for each our country," the Reuters quality bureau reported.

He thanked Nato and different allies for their enactment successful the warfare against Russia, adding that precocious mobility artillery rocket systems (Himars) from the United States had made a large quality for Kyiv.

The president addressed a assemblage gathered successful Kherson's main square, immoderate of whom waved Ukrainian flags oregon wore them draped crossed their shoulders, a Reuters writer successful Kherson said.

Mr Zelensky said helium is "really happy" astir the liberation, arsenic are the radical of Ukraine.

Asked wherever Ukrainian forces mightiness beforehand next, helium said: "Not Moscow...We're not funny successful the territories of different country."

Mr Zelensky had antecedently said that investigators person uncovered much than 400 warfare crimes successful areas of Kherson abandoned by Russian forces arsenic they retreated.

The BBC has been incapable to verify these allegations, and Moscow denies that its troops intentionally people civilians.