(CNN) — Kherson is now a city on the front line of the war in Ukraine following Russian forces withdrew from the region west of the Dnipro river. A CNN crew watched the joyous scenes in the city following the departure.
The Russian exit marks one of the biggest setbacks for Moscow since the start of the war. Kherson was the only Ukrainian regional capital that Russian forces had occupied since the February invasion.
Ukrainian authorities say at least 430 children have died as a result of the invasion and another 1,260 children have been injured.
These are the latest news from the war in Ukraine.
Jerson is now on the front lines of the war in Ukraine
CNN’s Nic Robertson provided an update from the liberated Ukrainian city of Jershon this Sunday morning. Robertson and his team witnessed the emotional release this Saturday.
“Kherson is now a frontline city,” Robertson said, with Russian forces across the Dnipro river.
This is not the end of the fight once morest the Russian occupation in the country, he said.
“Last night and into the early hours of this morning gunshots might be heard towards Russian forces,” Robertson reported.
“It is unknown what form the battle may take around here. It’s a strategic river, I don’t think there’s any chance of Russian soldiers crossing it,” Robertson said.
The Ukrainian authorities now have to work to restore electricity, water and basic serviceshe added. “There’s even a hint a few moments ago of a possible” return of 3G phone services.
There is a curfew from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. local time every day, according to Robertson.
Security problems continue in the city, with a threat from collaborators with the Russians.
The weather conditions are increasingly harsh, with temperatures below zero at night. There is no heating in the city. Ukrainian authorities have said that those who find it too difficult to live in Kherson can move to other parts of the country; now they have freedom of movement.
At least 430 children have died as a result of the Russian invasion
At least 430 children have died as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and another 1,260 children have been injured, according to Ukraine’s attorney general.
In a statement on Sunday, the prosecution said it was still working to establish the number of children killed or injured in frontline areas, recently liberated places and parts of Ukraine still occupied by Russian forces.
The eastern Donetsk region, where fighting has been particularly fierce, has seen the highest number of child casualties. Kharkiv, Kyiv and Mykolaiv follow, according to the attorney general.
At least 332 schools and educational institutions in Ukraine have been destroyed since February as the war raged, with another 2,719 damaged.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces captured a village in the Donetsk region
Russian troops captured the Mayorsk settlement in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily report on Sunday.
“As a result of the successful offensive operations of the Russian troops, the village of Mayorsk has been completely liberated in the direction of Donetsk,” said Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry.
Fighting has been heavy along the front lines in that eastern region.
Nic Robertson, Kostan Nechyporenko, and Katharina Krebs contributed to this report.
