occupation in kherson say they have seen changes in the city, as rumours circulated this week that the russians might pull back. translation: for two weeks or| more, kherson has been blocked. there is no crossing from the left bank to the right for civilians. as a result, the food and medicine is not delivered. if this continues for a long time, i don t know what people will eat and how they will receive basic medicine. a few video snapshots of life now in kherson have been posted. it is a city where russian roubles circulate alongside ukraine s currency, and the clocks now run on moscow time. the ukrainian soldiers we met on the front line facing kherson this week were very confident, not losing sleep over moscow s intentions. with or without the formal withdrawal announcement, these men and their commander believe theirflexible,
kherson this week were very confident, not losing sleep over moscow s intentions. with or without the formal withdrawal announcement, these men and their commander believe theirflexible, fast operations and continued nato support cannot be beaten. translation: step-by-step, we will reach victory. - we will not rush, losing people on our way. the russian troops are scared. they didn t expect so much resistance from our side. ukrainian soldiers will suspect russia s motives until they can drive into kherson. it might be some kind of disinformation strategy, or they believe the russians might be trying to sucker them into a trap. the fact remains, the hit and run war here on the front lines near kherson goes on. one question a fighting retreat requires military skills russia has not demonstrated since the invasion. will moscow try to negotiate safe passage out of kherson for its men? jeremy bowen,
is a front line in the way, and even if you could, the russians don t allow independentjournalists to operate there. so we have to try to piece together what is happening in a city that is, to all intents and purposes, cut off from the outside world. in mykolaiv, i met a ukrainian special forces officer who runs what he calls partisan warfare in kherson. he did not want to show his identity. he said harassing the occupiers does not just mean killing them. translation: the more effective it is, the - worse it is for them. it makes them live in constant tension, constant fear. that is our goal, our task. it makes them think, we don t want to conquer,
from here because there is a front line in the way, and even if you could, the russians don t allow independentjournalists to operate there. so we have to try to piece together what is happening in a city that is, to all intents and purposes, cut off from the outside world. in mykolaiv, i met a ukrainian special forces officer who runs what he calls partisan warfare in kherson. he did not want to show his identity. he said harassing the occupiers does not just mean killing them. translation: the more effective it is, the - worse it is for them. it makes them live in constant tension, constant fear. that is our goal, our task. it makes them think, we don t want to conquer, we want to go back to russia.
routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both. east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. i and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn t long before the first i attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who have long felt only grudgingly accepted amongst the clergy, suddenly felt welcome. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. russia is retreating its military forces from the city of kherson following a sustained counter attack by ukrainian forces trying to recapture it. the votes are still being counted following the us midterm elections it s still not clear who will take control of congress. a well, russia s decision to pull its troops out