Russia's president Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in all four temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine which Moscow says it has annexed - allowing it to impose even tighter restrictions ahead of an anticipated Ukrainian offensive in the south.

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Ukrainian forces are trying to take back their territory in the Kherson region, including the city of Kherson itself.

Russian-installed officials have called for the mass removal of civilians from the western side of the Dnipro river to the east, a sign they believe the Ukrainians are about to advance.

We went to the recently liberated village of Mykhailivka.

Producer: Heidi Pett.
Filmed by James Betteridge.

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