Russia has announced its imminent withdrawal from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital it has captured since February's full-scale invasion, and which it illegally annexed just weeks ago.

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Kherson was a key win for Russia as it tried to advance along Ukraine's Black Sea Coast.

But with troops straddling the Dnipro river and a Ukrainian offensive that has hammered Russian supply lines, Moscow's top military brass has now announced a retreat towards defensive positions on the other side of the river.

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