News Alert: Russia takes Kherson government building in siege on port cities, Ukrainian official says. Follow our live coverage.
| Kherson Gov. Hennadiy Lahuta said Russian troops have seized a key government building in the Black Sea port, but that the regional administration is still operating. Russian state media said forces have taken Kherson, a city of nearly 300,000, but the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said the city is not under Russian control, despite heavy fighting. |
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| | | | News Alert | March 3, 7:49 a.m. EST | | | | | Kherson Gov. Hennadiy Lahuta said Russian troops have seized a key government building in the Black Sea port, but that the regional administration is still operating. Russian state media said forces have taken Kherson, a city of nearly 300,000, but the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said the city is not under Russian control, despite heavy fighting. | | | | | |
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