Kyiv vows to continue pushing Russians out after success in Kherson

Ukrainians celebrate the recapturing of the city of Kherson (Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/AP)

Ukraine’s president has vowed to keep pushing Russian forces out of his country after they withdrew from Kherson, leaving behind devastation, hunger and booby traps.

The Russian retreat from the city marked a triumphant milestone in Ukraine’s pushback against Moscow’s invasion almost nine months ago. Kherson residents hugged and kissed the arriving Ukrainian troops in rapturous scenes.