In pictures: Ukrainian forces push into Kherson after chaotic Russian retreat

A Ukrainian soldier waves the national flag in Klapaya village, Kherson Region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters

Crowd cheer and shake hands of Ukrainian soldiers in a car at Kherson Freedom Square, Ukraine, November 11, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters

People cheer and wave a Ukrainian flag on top of a statue at Freedom Square in Kherson, Ukraine, November 11, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters.

A man tears down a Russian billboard poster in Bilozerka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.   Video obtained by Reuters.

A man in military clothing gestures next to a Ukrainian flag in Kalynivske in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters

A man in military clothing removes a Russian flag in a balcony in Kalynivske in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers from the 28th brigade say that they advance towards Kherson in South-east of Posad-Pokrovske, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, November 10, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers from the 28th brigade say that they advance towards Kherson in South-east of Posad-Pokrovske, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, November 10, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters.

A Ukrainian soldier holds the Ukrainian flag in Kyselivka village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, November 10, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers from the 28th brigade say that they advance towards Kherson in South-east of Posad-Pokrovske, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, November 10, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters

A Ukrainian service member stands next to a previously captured Russian armoured personnel carried in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces the prior day, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn...more

Vadym Slobodianiuk, 48, reacts as he speaks about the death of his parents during the Russian occupation in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn...more

A views shows a basement where Russian soldiers lived, at a former position in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A Ukrainian serviceman carries captured anti-tank grenade launchers at a former position of Russian soldiers in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A Ukrainian soldier sits on captured Russian mortar shells in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A view shows a house rubbered by Russian soldiers in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A part of uniform is seen at a former position of Russian soldiers in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A Ukrainian soldier stands next to captured Russian ammunition in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Teacher Yurii Nevolchuk rides a motorcycle with national flags in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A part of uniform is seen at a former position of Russian soldiers in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A part of uniform is seen inside a basement at a former position of Russian soldiers in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A destroyed car is seen on a highway to Kherson city, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Captured Russian mortar shells are seen in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A destroyed car is seen on a highway to Kherson city, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A destroyed truck in seen on a road, in the village of Posad-Pokrovsk?, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A Ukrainian soldier sits on captured Russian mortar shells in the village of Blahodatne, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Russian positions are seen along a road in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A Ukrainian service member stands next to a previously captured Russian armoured personnel carried in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn...more

Captured Russian mortar shells are seen in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A Ukrainian servicewoman fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun at a position on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Ukrainian servicemen ride a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun near a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Ukrainian servicemen ride a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun near a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Ukrainian servicemen writes a message on a shell as he prepares a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun to fire at a position on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

A message on a shell "From Nastya for Kherson" for a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun is seen at position on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Ukrainian servicemen prepare a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun to fire at a position on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi