Ukrainian troops enter Kherson city after Russia retreatsMOSCOW and KYIV — Ukrainian forces entered the southern city of Kherson after Russia confirmed it pulled its troops from the strategic city, in a likely major setback to President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Friday that remaining troops have been transferred out of Kherson to the east bank of the Dnipro River early Friday with "not a single piece of military equipment or weapons" left on the other side.EuropeIn a major blow to Putin, Russia says it has fully withdrawn from KhersonIn a major blow to Putin, Russia says it has fully withdrawn from KhersonThe agency also urged Russian soldiers abandoned by their military leadership and still in Kherson to surrender — offering to guarantee their rights would be protected under a program called "I Want to Live."Since early Friday morning, unconfirmed videos and photos have surfaced online of the Ukrainian flag being raised atop the Kherson city administration building and police headquarters, as well as jubilant locals in nearby villages celebrating liberation.Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told Reuters in an interview on Thursday he believed it would take "as a minimum, one week" for Russian forces to leave the city and that Moscow still has some 40,000 troops in the region."