“In the Kherson region, the Russian army left behind the same atrocities as in other regions of our country, where it was able to enter.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday (November 13th) accused Russian forces of having committed “atrocities” in Kherson, a few days after the recapture of the city by the Ukrainians. He added that 400 “war crimes” Russians had been documented, without specifying whether they concerned only the Kherson region. Follow our live.
Scenes of jubilation amid the chaos. In Kherson, jubilation has prevailed since Friday. Ukrainian flags, hugs with soldiers from kyiv, horns and whistles still brightened up the city on Sunday, AFP noted. Despite some energy and logistical chaos: President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses the Russians of having destroyed essential infrastructure before fleeing. “We are in the process of restoring communications, internet, television and we are doing everything possible to restore the supply of electricity and water as quickly as possible”he said on Sunday.
Looking towards Crimea. Ukrainian armed forces also regained control of dozens of localities throughout the Kherson region, which had been the first major city to fall after the Russian invasion. An evacuation order to Russia’s Krasnodar region near Crimea was issued by pro-Russian local authorities on Saturday evening to their employees in the Kakhovka district on the eastern bank of the river. During the night from Sunday to Monday, the southern command of the Ukrainian army affirmed that the Russian forces continued to “put in place (…) additional lines of defense at several levels to hold the borders occupied”.
Ending the war is the best way to recover the world economy. On the diplomatic level, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday, on the eve of the G20 summit in Indonesia, that ending the war in Ukraine was “simply the best thing to do for the world economy”. The invasion launched nine months ago by Russian President Vladimir Putin has profound economic repercussions, with soaring energy and food prices.