The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

The situation is "very difficult," the newly appointed commander of Russia's invading forces said.

Civilians should evacuate the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson as fast as possible because Ukrainian forces could begin an offensive at any moment, a Russian-installed official said.

The situation is "very difficult," the newly appointed commander of Russia's invading forces said.

Moscow is poised to evacuate thousands of people from an entire Ukrainian region, removing them across the border to Russia.

Russia evacuates civilians from occupied Kherson as new military commander says military situation in the south of Ukraine is ‘tense’

Danylo Kravchenko was living in the Ukrainian city of Kherson when Russia invaded. Now he travels Australia with the Great Moscow Circus, a name that does not always sit well with him.

President Vladimir Putin ordered all of Russia to support the war effort in Ukraine on Wednesday, as the Russian-appointed administration of Kherson prepared to evacuate the only regional capital Moscow has captured during its invasion.

Sergei Surovikin says Russia’s defence of occupied southern city ‘not easy’ as Ukraine introduces local news blackout

The Russians claim they want to evacuate civilians to protect them in the face of Ukrainian advance on the city

The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine acknowledged on Tuesday that his troops were under broad pressure and faced hard choices, as the Russian-appointed governor of occupied Kherson province announced a partial evacuation.

The Russian-installed chief of the southern occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson on Tuesday said some civilians would be evacuated, citing what he said was the risk of an attack by Kyiv's forces.