Flash: KHERSON FALLS

In a major humiliation for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Ukraine forces moved into the southern city of Kherson Friday, after Russian troops completed their pullout from the regional capital. According to the Wall Street Journal,

Cheering Ukrainians welcomed the arriving troops and raised their national flag in a public square in the center of Kherson, the only regional capital that Russia had seized since February, according to videos posted online by Ukrainian officials. A crowd of jubilant residents hoisted Ukrainian soldiers on their shoulders. Residents also raised a European Union flag, a sign of many Ukrainians’ longstanding aspirations to forge closer ties with the bloc.

“Glory to heroes. Death to enemies. Ukraine above all!” shouted the crowd.