Russia preparing to evacuate civilians from Kherson: top commander

Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, then-Commander of the Russian forces in Syria, speaks at a briefing in the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, then-Commander of the Russian forces in Syria, speaks at a briefing in the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Russia’s army is preparing to evacuate civilians from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, occupied by Moscow, the Russian military commander for Ukraine operations says

“The Russian army will above all ensure the safe evacuation of the population” of Kherson, General Sergey Surovikin, who has been in charge of operations in Ukraine for the past 10 days, tells state television Rossiya 24 describing the situation as “very difficult.”

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