Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presided over the flag-raising ceremony in Kherson on the 14th and sang the national anthem.

(AFP)

[Compiled by Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] The war between Russia and Ukraine continued. After the Ukrainian army recaptured Kherson, the capital of the southern state of Kherson, President Zelensky went to the local inspection on the 14th and presided over the city's recovery from the Russian army. The first official flag-raising ceremony was a moving scene.

The picture broadcast by Ukraine's Espreso TV station shows that in the melodious singing of the national anthem "Ukraine is still on earth", the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag slowly rises from the Kherson city government square. The officers and soldiers saluted the national flag and sang the national anthem.

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Zelensky then presented medals to meritorious soldiers in the square and took selfies with them.

During Zelensky's inspection on the streets of Kherson, people waved and cheered at him from the windows of his home.

Zelensky emphasized in his speech earlier that the withdrawal of Russian troops from the city of Kherson is "the beginning of the end of the war" and that Ukraine is gradually returning to all occupied areas.

Zelensky presented medals to meritorious soldiers on the square.

(AFP)

Zelensky then presented medals to meritorious soldiers in the square and took selfies with them.

(European News Agency)