Russia to withdraw troops from Kherson after key official 'dies in car crash' | ITV News

Russia's military has announced it is withdrawing from the western bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, which was annexed in September.

Moscow's top military commander in Ukraine, General Sergei Surovikin, admitted it was impossible to deliver supplies to the city of Kherson and other nearby areas.

He relayed the bad news to defence minister Sergei Shoigu, who on Wednesday agreed with his proposal to retreat and set up defences on the eastern bank.

Meanwhile Moscow's installed deputy head of the region, Kirill Stremousov, has died in what the Kremlin said was a car crash.

Russian forces are now reported to be damaging bridges to delay the advancement of Ukrainian troops.