Ukraine’s President Zelensky made a surprise visit on Monday to the newly recaptured city of Kherson -- a day after accusing Russia of committing hundreds of war crimes.
Zelensky said in his nightly address Sunday that officials had uncovered evidence of more than 400 war crimes. Russian forces, Zelensky alleged, left behind a trail of devastation and dead bodies in the wake of their hasty evacuation, similar to what Ukrainian officials found in April in Bucha, a Kyiv suburb, and Borodianka, a city east of the Ukrainian capital. “The situation in the Kherson region is still very dangerous,” Zelensky said.
Fewer than fives weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed people living in these areas would be Russian citizens “forever.” When asked about Zelensky’s visit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “No comment. This is Russian territory.” Danger remains Though Russia has retreated from the city, Kherson is now a city on the front lines of the war. Russian forces are now stationed just kilometers away, on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River.
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