Ukraine’s Zelensky hails Kherson capture as ‘beginning of end of war’


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KHERSON, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said the country’s recapture of Kherson marked “the beginning of the end of the war” during a surprise visit to the newly liberated city. But the city’s “critical infrastructure” was destroyed while under the control of Russian troops, he said, leaving the population with no electricity, communications or Internet. Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg cautioned that Ukraine is facing difficult months ahead and said that Russia’s military capability should not be underestimated. And United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping – a key ally of Russian President Vladimir...