Zelensky accuses Russian troops of committing war crimes in the retaken city of Kherson

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes in Kherson, which has been liberated by the Ukrainian army.

In his late-night speech, Zelensky said that investigators “already documented more than 400 Russian war crimes” shortly after arriving in the newly recaptured region.

He said: “The bodies of dead civilians and soldiers have been found. The Russian military left behind the same savagery it left behind in other regions of the country it entered,” however, Russia has previously denied similar allegations.

Utility companies in the southern Kherson region were working to restore critical infrastructure damaged and mined by fleeing Russian forces, and most of households in the southern Ukrainian city still had no electricity or water, regional officials said.

The Ukrainian troops arrived in central Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since the invasion, in what UK officials called a major blow to Russia’s reputation.

Crowds of jubilant residents gathered in Kherson’s main square to celebrate as they looked at the damage caused by Russian troops.

Crowds tried to pick up mobile phone signals from the Starlink ground stations transported on Ukrainian military vehicles.

The governor of the Kherson region , Yaroslav Yanushevych, said that the authorities had decided to maintain a curfew of 400: 00 a 08: 14 hours as a security measure.

Local authorities also said that most of the city lacked ele electricity or water and that the humanitarian situation was still “very difficult”.

Zelenskiy’s adviser, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said on Telegram that a mobile connection was already working in the city center, while the head of Ukraine’s state railways said train services to Kherson were expected to resume. will resume this week.