Russia Claims It Now Controls Kherson (AFP)

Published March 2nd, 2022 - 07:16 GMT
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Russian army military vehicles are seen in Armyansk, Crimea, on February 25, 2022. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

The Russian army claimed on Wednesday it had taken control of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson as Moscow's invasion of the pro-Western country went into its seventh day.

"The Russian divisions of the armed forces have taken the regional centre of Kherson under full control," defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in televised remarks.

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