Residents of Kherson region in Ukraine urged to evacuate amid strikes | USA TODAY

As Ukrainian forces press offense in the city of Kherson, a Russian leader is urging residents to “take your children and leave’’ for Russia.

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As Ukrainian forces zero in on the southern city of Kherson, occupied by Russian troops since early in the war, the Kremlin-picked leader of the Kherson province is urging civilians to “take your children and leave’’ for Russia.

Vladimir Saldo said Thursday on Telegram that Ukrainian missile strikes are hurting civilians and damaging buildings, and he asked the Kremlin to organize evacuations from four cities, including Kherson.

Saldo said Kyiv is retaliating against Kherson — one of four Ukrainian regions Moscow claims to have annexed — for supposedly voting to join Russia last month in elections widely discredited as shams. Ukraine has maintained it doesn't target its own civilians. "We suggested that all residents of the Kherson region, if there is such a desire, to protect themselves from the consequences of missile strikes … go to other regions (of Russia),'' Saldo wrote.

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29 comments

  1. ازداد قلقي لما قال بوتين تخيلو اوكرانيا انها غزة 😭😭😭🌚🌚

    1. He did, now Ukraine is bombing it, civilians and all. At least Russia actually evacuates the citizens. Civilians in kherson and marioupol said they were never told to evacuate by Ukraine when Russia first attacked.

  2. Russia has already achieved other objectives the land gains are most important only if they control the ports.

    1. @Josh Thalheimer I’m not anti Ukraine to be clear just pointing out that Ukraine isn’t producing energy or grains which are a major part of its economy and control of the ports is essential to its commerce on a global scale.

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  4. Billions of dollars in afghanistan billions of dollars in ukraine my god where do they get so much money from.

  5. That’s Ukraine, not Russia. Flying a Russian flag on Ukrainian soil while Russia and Ukraine are in conflict? I’d call that guy a traitor.

  6. If Ukraine surrenders what will happen? I understand that they don’t want to surrender but if they did, would it be all that bad? I don’t want a WWIII. Maybe they should surrender?

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