Vladimir Saldo said all Russian-appointed departments and ministries would cross the Dnieper river.Some 50-60,000 civilians would also leave in an "organised, gradual displacement", he said .
Ukrainian forces have liberated a key village in the southern region of Kherson, hastening another Russian military retreat. The defence ministry in Kyiv posted a video showing the 35th marine brigade hoisting a Ukrainian flag above Davydiv Brid, amid reports of several other nearby villages being recaptured. Russian forces have already been forced to retreat in Ukraine's north-east. They are now being pushed back in the south as well. Their …