Summary
Ukraine liberated Kherson — the only regional capital Russia had captured — after Russian forces withdrew across the Dnipro river. Zelensky visited the city in person. The liberation was a major symbolic victory but left Ukraine facing dug-in Russian positions on the river's eastern bank.
The liberation, Zelensky's visit, and the military situation on the Dnipro's eastern bank.
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