Ukraine advances on Kherson as Russia flees & inside the politics of the Kremlin

Day 261. 


Today, Ukrainian soldiers are warmly welcomed to Kherson city
amid jubilant scenes marking the end of more than eight months of
Russian occupation. 


Pictures of Ukrainian flags being raised in the centre of the
city are being posted on social media a month after Vladimir
Putin claimed sovereignty over the Kherson region in southern
Ukraine.


The Kremlin insisted Kherson was still part of Russia after
announcing it had withdrawn all its troops and equipment from the
city in the early hours of Friday.


And we talk to author and historian Owen Matthews to hear his
view on the origins of the conflict, the shifting politics inside
the Kremlin and the possible future, after another Ukrainian
victory. 





Contributors: 


David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @DjKnowles22.


Roland Oliphant (Senior Reporter). Follow Roland on Twitter
@RolandOliphant.


Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis
on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.


Owen Matthews (Author & historian). Follow Owen on Twitter
@owenmatth.





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