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Careful.

The Russian Government has made an announcement they are evacuating.

The Ukrainian military have stated they're not seeing it actually happen on the ground.

They have been saying for some days they suspect it's a trap, and Kherson has not really been evacuated.

This announcement could well be just more encouragement to dive in, from the Russians.

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From the article (buried in the middle):

But its decision to pull back across the Dnipro river was treated with caution by Ukrainian officials.

"Actions speak louder than words," said presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak.

"We see no signs that Russia is leaving Kherson without a fight... [Ukraine] is liberating territories based on intelligence data, not staged TV statements."

There has been intelligence reports of Russian soldiers taking on civilian clothes and occupying the houses. I think they would return to the same tactics like when they stepped back from Kyiv they mined everything including fridges in flats and even bodies of Ukrainians.

This. As a Ukrainian with relatives near Kherson, it is too early to judge. Russians have been changing their uniform to civil clothes and spreading through the city after semi-forcibly “evacuating” locals from their homes.

From reports in Kherson they have been "evacuating" i.e looting everything of value for several day now.

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