Putin endorses evacuation of parts of Ukraine's Kherson region
Ukrainian forces have been advancing in recent weeks in the only Russian-held pocket on the west bank of the Dnipro, a strategically vital foothold which Moscow reinforced with thousands of troops.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Syria, attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS