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Russia claims all troops gone from city in southern Ukraine

FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) A disabled evacuee from Kherson pets his cat while waiting for someone to help him get off a bus upon his arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday. (AP Photo) A volunteer helps an elderly evacuee from Kherson to leave a bus upon their arrive to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday after his top general in Ukraine reported that a loss of supply routes during Ukraine's southern counteroffensive made a defense "futile." (AP Photo) FILE - Evacuees from Kherson arrive at the railway station in Anapa, southern Russia, Oct. 25, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo, File) A Ukrainian female soldier poses for a photo against a Kherson sign in the background, in Kherson, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Dagaz) Ukrainians gather in central Kyiv to celebrate the recapturing of Kherson city, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Ukrainians gather in central Kyiv to celebrate the recapturing of Kherson city, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Battery-powered lights illuminate a market fruit stall during a power outage in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Ukrainians gather in central Kyiv to celebrate the recapturing of Kherson city, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) A disabled evacuee from Kherson pets his cat while waiting for someone to help him get off a bus upon his arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday. (AP Photo) A volunteer helps an elderly evacuee from Kherson to leave a bus upon their arrive to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday after his top general in Ukraine reported that a loss of supply routes during Ukraine's southern counteroffensive made a defense "futile." (AP Photo) FILE - Evacuees from Kherson arrive at the railway station in Anapa, southern Russia, Oct. 25, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo, File) Ukrainians gather in central Kyiv to celebrate the recapturing of Kherson city, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) FILE - A girl, an evacuee from Kherson, holds her dog as she arrives at the railway station in Dzhankoi, Crimea, Nov. 2, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) FILE - Russian troops guard an entrance of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station, a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in the Kherson region, south Ukraine, May 20, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Russian army soldiers stand next to their trucks during a rally against Russian occupation in Svobody (Freedom) Square in Kherson, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory (AP Photo/File) FILE - People with Ukrainian flags walk towards Russian army trucks during a rally against the Russian occupation in Kherson, Ukraine, March 20, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) A disabled evacuee from Kherson pets his cat while waiting for someone to help him get off a bus upon his arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday. (AP Photo) A volunteer helps an elderly evacuee from Kherson to leave a bus upon their arrive to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday after his top general in Ukraine reported that a loss of supply routes during Ukraine's southern counteroffensive made a defense "futile." (AP Photo) FILE - Evacuees from Kherson arrive at the railway station in Anapa, southern Russia, Oct. 25, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo, File) FILE - A girl, an evacuee from Kherson, holds her dog as she arrives at the railway station in Dzhankoi, Crimea, Nov. 2, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) FILE - Russian troops guard an entrance of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station, a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in the Kherson region, south Ukraine, May 20, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Russian army soldiers stand next to their trucks during a rally against Russian occupation in Svobody (Freedom) Square in Kherson, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory (AP Photo/File) FILE - People with Ukrainian flags walk towards Russian army trucks during a rally against the Russian occupation in Kherson, Ukraine, March 20, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) FILE - Evacuees from Kherson arrive at the railway station in Anapa, southern Russia, Oct. 25, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo, File) FILE - A girl, an evacuee from Kherson, holds her dog as she arrives at the railway station in Dzhankoi, Crimea, Nov. 2, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) FILE - Russian troops guard an entrance of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station, a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in the Kherson region, south Ukraine, May 20, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Russian army soldiers stand next to their trucks during a rally against Russian occupation in Svobody (Freedom) Square in Kherson, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory (AP Photo/File) FILE - People with Ukrainian flags walk towards Russian army trucks during a rally against the Russian occupation in Kherson, Ukraine, March 20, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/File) FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File) FILE - Evacuees from Kherson arrive at the railway station in Anapa, southern Russia, Oct. 25, 2022. Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday Nov. 11, 2022, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. (AP Photo, File) People wait to receive water at a humanitarian aid distribution point in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) A man with a cart passes a building damaged by shelling in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) A man rides a bike on a bridge over Dnipro river in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Chop) From left: Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo and Russian Presidential Administration first deputy head Sergei Kiriyenko stand next to the coffin with the body of prominent regional official Kirill Stremousov, the No. 2 official of the Moscow-installed Kherson regional government, who was killed in a car crash, during a farewell ceremony inside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo) Police inspect a dead body at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A woman is comforted by servicemen as she cries at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A disabled evacuee from Kherson pets his cat while waiting for someone to help him get off a bus upon his arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday. (AP Photo) People wait to receive water at a humanitarian aid distribution point in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) A man with a cart passes a building damaged by shelling in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) A man rides a bike on a bridge over Dnipro river in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Chop) From left: Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo and Russian Presidential Administration first deputy head Sergei Kiriyenko stand next to the coffin with the body of prominent regional official Kirill Stremousov, the No. 2 official of the Moscow-installed Kherson regional government, who was killed in a car crash, during a farewell ceremony inside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo) Police inspect a dead body at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A woman is comforted by servicemen as she cries at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A disabled evacuee from Kherson pets his cat while waiting for someone to help him get off a bus upon his arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday. (AP Photo) A man rides a bike on a bridge over Dnipro river in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Chop) From left: Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo and Russian Presidential Administration first deputy head Sergei Kiriyenko stand next to the coffin with the body of prominent regional official Kirill Stremousov, the No. 2 official of the Moscow-installed Kherson regional government, who was killed in a car crash, during a farewell ceremony inside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo) Police inspect a dead body at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A woman is comforted by servicemen as she cries at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A man rides a bike on a bridge over Dnipro river in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Chop) From left: Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo and Russian Presidential Administration first deputy head Sergei Kiriyenko stand next to the coffin with the body of prominent regional official Kirill Stremousov, the No. 2 official of the Moscow-installed Kherson regional government, who was killed in a car crash, during a farewell ceremony inside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo) Police inspect a dead body at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A woman is comforted by servicemen as she cries at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A man rides a bike on a bridge over Dnipro river in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Chop) Medics carry the lifeless body of a victim found under rubble at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) From left: Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo and Russian Presidential Administration first deputy head Sergei Kiriyenko stand next to the coffin with the body of prominent regional official Kirill Stremousov, the No. 2 official of the Moscow-installed Kherson regional government, who was killed in a car crash, during a farewell ceremony inside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo) Police inspect a dead body at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A woman is comforted by servicemen as she cries at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A man rides a bike on a bridge over Dnipro river in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) A self-propelled artillery vehicle fires near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Chop) Medics carry the lifeless body of a victim found under rubble at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) From left: Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo and Russian Presidential Administration first deputy head Sergei Kiriyenko stand next to the coffin with the body of prominent regional official Kirill Stremousov, the No. 2 official of the Moscow-installed Kherson regional government, who was killed in a car crash, during a farewell ceremony inside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo) Police inspect a dead body at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A woman is comforted by servicemen as she cries at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) From left: Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo and Russian Presidential Administration first deputy head Sergei Kiriyenko stand next to the coffin with the body of prominent regional official Kirill Stremousov, the No. 2 official of the Moscow-installed Kherson regional government, who was killed in a car crash, during a farewell ceremony inside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol, Crimea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo) Police inspect a dead body at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A woman is comforted by servicemen as she cries at the scene of night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by night shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) An invalid, evacuee from Kherson pets his cat waiting for someone who can helps him to leave a bus upon his arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday after his top general in Ukraine reported that a loss of supply routes during Ukraine's southern counteroffensive made a defense "futile." (AP Photo) Evacuees from Kherson walk from a bus upon their arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday after his top general in Ukraine reported that a loss of supply routes during Ukraine's southern counteroffensive made a defense "futile." (AP Photo) Volunteers and paramedics carry an elderly evacuee from Kherson into a hall upon evacuees arrival to Dzhankoi, Crimea, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a troop withdrawal from Kherson and nearby areas on Wednesday after his top general in Ukraine reported that a loss of supply routes during Ukraine's southern counteroffensive made a defense "futile." (AP Photo)
Russia claims all troops gone from city in southern Ukraine