Russian-installed authorities told all residents of the city of Kherson to leave "immediately" on Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a counteroffensive to recapture one of the first urban areas Russia took after invading the country. The Ukrainian military has reclaimed broad areas in the north of the region since launching a counteroffensive in late August. Members of the Russian Emergencies Ministry carry an elderly woman evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson, in the town of Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region, on Saturday. A big hydroelectric power plant upstream from Kherson city is a key source of energy for the southern region. Alexei walks through his home, which was damaged in a missile strike, near the Russian border in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Friday.

Source: CBC News October 23, 2022 06:22 UTC