Residents take to streets in celebration as Ukrainian special military units enter Kherson

Videos and photos on social media showed residents jubilantly taking to the streets, waving Ukrainian flags and chanting in celebration.

Ukrainians gather in central Kyiv to celebrate the recapturing of Kherson city, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

Ukraine’s president has said that special military units have entered the city of Kherson.

In a video address hours after Russia said it had completed withdrawing troops from the strategically key city, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “As of now, our defenders are approaching the city. In quite a bit, we are going to enter. But special units are already in the city.”