Ukraine-Russia war LIVE updates: Kyiv hails 'important victory' in Kherson after evacuation
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<p>The Ukrainian forces continued to make steady headway into the Kherson region as Russia ordered evacuations. It was one of the four regions which were annexed by Russia following a series of referendums. However, the Kremin maintained that the region is still 'subject' to Russia and the evacuation was a strategic move for the military.</p> <p>Follow LIVE updates from Ukraine-Russia war - </p>Key Updates
11 Nov 2022, 6:44 PM (IST)
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Friday that his organisation had started training civilians in Russian regions bordering Ukraine to form a militia and build fortifications. "Wagner is helping and will keep helping the population in border areas to learn how to build engineering structures, to train and to organise a militia," Prigozhin was quoted as saying by the press service of his company Concord. He said that "a huge number of people are already ready to defend their land".
11 Nov 2022, 6:12 PM (IST)
The United Nations has been holding talks with Russian officials about the agreement to export grain from Ukraine through the Black Sea. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths and Rebeca Grynspan, head of UN trade and development agency UNCTAD, were meeting a delegation from Moscow, led by Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Vershinin.
11 Nov 2022, 5:06 PM (IST)
Ukraine’s armed forces were reported to have reached the centre of Kherson city just hours after Russia confirmed complete evacuation. Pictures posted on social media from Kherson on Friday morning, were said to show Ukrainian infantry being greeted by residents in the Korabelnyi district of the city with the city’s Garrison pub visible in the background.
11 Nov 2022, 4:37 PM (IST)
The EU warned Friday the eurozone was set to fall into recession this winter as Brussels hiked inflation forecasts for 2022 and 2023 on the back of high energy prices. Europe is reeling from the economic shockwaves unleashed by Russia's war on Ukraine that has fuelled a spike in energy costs and hit the wallets of consumers around the continent.
11 Nov 2022, 4:15 PM (IST)
Russia’s defence has ministry it had completed the withdrawal of troops from the western bank of the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the TASS news agency reported. In its daily briefing cited by Russian news agencies, the ministry said all Russian forces and equipment had been transferred to the left, or eastern, bank of the Dnipro River.
11 Nov 2022, 3:39 PM (IST)
Latest images from Kherson shows a large Ukrainian flag in the city centre as the Russian troops continue their evacuation. The Kremlin instructed the army to leave their position in the region and this is being considered to be a big win for the resistance forces. The Ukrainian army is expected to take over the region in a few days’ time.