'The war continues': Ukraine FM vows to press on after Kherson liberation
Ukraine has vowed to press on in the fight against Russia, one day after its military retook the southern city of Kherson.
Speaking at a Southeast Asia summit in Cambodia on Saturday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the struggle to liberate his country would carry on.
"We are winning battles on the ground. But the war continues," he said. "I understand that everyone wants this war to end as soon as possible. We are certainly the ones who want it more than anyone."
On Friday, the Ukrainian army entered Kherson, a strategic port city on the Black Sea, following Moscow's withdrawal of its forces.
It was one of the first city Ukrainian cities to fall to Russia's military after it invaded Ukraine in February.
"As long as the war continues, and we see Russia mobilising more conscripts and bringing more weapons to Ukraine, we will of course continue to count on your continued support,” said Kuleba.
The United States hailed Ukraine's liberation of Kherson on Saturday morning.
"It seems that the Ukrainians have just won an extraordinary victory: the only regional capital that Russia seized in this war is now back under the Ukrainian flag, which is quite remarkable," said national security officer Jake Sullivan.
A video posted on Telegram by Volodymyr Zelenskyy purports to show Ukrainian soldiers from the '28th brigade' being cheered in Kherson during the night by a crowd, who are chanting 'VCU', the acronym of the Ukrainian armed forces.
In his nightly address on Friday, the Ukrainian President said it was a moment of history for Ukraine.
“Today is a historic day. We are taking back the south of the country, we are taking back Kherson,” said Zelenskyy in a speech which was shared widely on social media.
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