Because of the protests of the residents of Kherson, surrounded by Russian troops, the invaders left the city center, eyewitnesses have told Interfax-Ukraine.

According to them, several thousand people took part in the protest action against the invaders, who took to the streets of the city with posters and Ukrainian flags.

For several hours, Kherson residents chanted patriotic slogans and urged Russians to return home to Russia. In response to this, the invaders opened fire in the air. However, as of 13:00, the invaders left the city center.

Social networks have also published a video of how protesters walk along the central streets of Kherson after the withdrawal of the Russian army, as well as the actions of one of the local law enforcement officers, who jumped onto an armored personnel carrier of Russians with a Ukrainian flag moving through the streets of the city.