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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKherson has fallen to the Russians
Russia claims control of Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city to fall, with peace talks set to resumeThe coastal city of Kherson in Ukraine's south has reportedly become the first major city in the country to be taken over by Russian forces.
It comes as an aid to Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters the Ukrainians were expected imminently to arrive in Belarus to resume talks on Thursday.
He said they agreed to meet in the Brest region of Belarus, which borders Poland.
Kherson's mayor, Igor Kolykhayev, told Reuters that Russian troops were in the streets and had forced their way into the city council building.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/russia-claims-control-of-kherson-the-first-major-ukrainian-city-to-fall-with-peace-talks-set-to-resume/ar-AAUwT0B
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Kherson has fallen to the Russians (Original Post)
TheProle
Mar 2022
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C_U_L8R
(45,001 posts)1. Russia will lose even more trying to keep it
underpants
(182,789 posts)8. We may get a first look at how they do in cities.
It could get really punitive and brutal.
There was a Retired Brig. Gen. Kimmitt in CNN a few days ago saying that the Russians have a history of brutal tactics in urban settings.
lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)2. every night the Russians will lose 100 to 1000 soldiers
if they walk around out in the open in small groups.
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TheProle
(2,167 posts)6. Why do folks post if they're not going to read the article?
The New York Times reported that a senior Ukrainian government official had confirmed that Russian troops had seized the city.
JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)7. Sorry I missed that. I did read part of the article.
underpants
(182,789 posts)5. 290,000 a little bigger than Richmond VA
Boo!
OneBlueDotS-Carolina
(1,384 posts)10. Russia Claims...
Might be true, then again Russia has claimed many things, I hope they arrested all the Nazis....sigh.
herding cats
(19,564 posts)11. Now they have to hold it.
My heart goes out to the people of Kherson.