from southern ukraine. chanting kherson s residents emerged from their homes as the first ukrainian soldiers reached the main square. chanting continues for them, it s the end of more than eight months under occupation. plenty to celebrate, but they are not out of danger. russia s guns are only a few miles away across the river. as they left, russian engineers blew a section of the antonovski bridge over the dnipro. at dawn, long lines of russian troops seemed to be using a temporary crossing under the main damaged structure. the russian claim is that 30,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 pieces of equipment left kherson before the bridges were blown. the ukrainian forces pushed forward.
the final russian departure happened much faster than anyone expected. we received these pictures from a special forces unit, taken as they poked around a camp the russians had abandoned. here, at least, this retreat looks better organised than some of russia s others in ukraine that s because, apart from a few dozen shells, most of what they left was rubbish president zelensky told ukrainians that this was an historic day they were taking their country back. cheering. the people of kherson kept the liberation party going. what s happened deepens the ukrainian conviction that they can beat russia. ukrainians can celebrate tonight. there ll be harder times ahead. jeremy bowen,
bbc news, in ukraine. ukrainians have been celebrating across the country. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the capital, kyiv. singing this is the mood here in the centre of kyiv tonight a night of celebration on what president zelensky describes as an historic day. look at the banners they are holding here, kherson is ukraine, written in the colours of the ukrainian flag. they have been singing here for hours, singing popular songs like this, singing the ukrainian national anthem. this is the most significant victory for ukrainian forces in some time and certainly one of the most significant reversals for the russians. president zelensky says that ukrainian forces are now joining its special units in the centre of kherson. we ve spoken to people here tonight who believe that moments like this are bringing the end of the war closer, bringing them closer to the victory they have always believed was possible.
so, today for the bradford movie makers, it s quite a moment. applause david sillito, bbc news, bradford. kevin conroy, who was best known as the voice of the caped crusader in batman: the animated series, has died at the age of 66. he first took on the iconic role of bruce wayne 30 years ago, and went on to appear in a number of tv shows, feature films and video games. his agent, steven neibert, told the bbc: the voiceover community has lost one of the greats. and dc comics said they were deeply saddened by the news. you ll find lots more detail and analysis on our website, including our main story: president zelensky says russia s retreat from the ukrainian city of kherson is an historic day. just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app for your tablet or smartphone.
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