Russia preparing to evacuate civilians from Kherson: top commander

Russia’s army is preparing to evacuate civilians from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, occupied by Moscow, the Russian military commander for Ukraine operations says

“The Russian army will above all ensure the safe evacuation of the population” of Kherson, General Sergey Surovikin, who has been in charge of operations in Ukraine for the past 10 days, tells state television Rossiya 24 describing the situation as “very difficult.”