Russian forces swept across southern Ukraine from annexed Crimea at the start of the war in February, seizing Kherson city in early March.
But yesterday the Russian defence minister ordered the withdrawal of his forces from the city, and the west bank of the Dnipro river.
Russia’s commander in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin, said it was no longer possible to keep supplying the city.
Kherson has been the biggest prize in Russia’s invasion but Ukrainian forces have mounted a concerted counter offensive over recent weeks to try to recapture the city.
So this is the biggest setback yet for President Putin’s invasion.
Source: BBC