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Russia’s position had grown perilous in Kherson, a strategic city and one of the biggest prizes seized in its Ukraine invasion, but Russian hawks reacted angrily to the withdrawal.
The U.S. basketball star, detained for more than eight months so far, is being transferred to an undisclosed prison in Russia, her lawyers said. The United States denounced the move.
Ukraine, beefing up its air defenses, says Russia has bought ballistic missiles from Iran to replace the precision weapons it is firing at services vital to civilians.
The city is also establishing 1,000 heating centers for its 3 million residents, as Russia pounds away at civilian targets.
Russia may be preparing to retreat from the southern city of Kherson, Western analysts say, but Ukraine’s president warned of possible destruction of a dam upstream.