New Ukrainian flag hung on city building in occupied Kherson

Ukrainian flag hung on a city council building

Mayor Igor Kolykhaev posted this image said to show a new Ukrainian flag hung on a city council building, Qazet.az reports.

In Kherson  “the only large Ukrainian city captured by Russian forces”  Mayor Igor Kolykhaev has posted on his Facebook page to say a huge new Ukrainian flag has been draped over the local city council building.

He says: "On the night when the city council was fired, the rope on which our state flag was held was interrupted. Today we found the opportunity to hang a new one."

Residents have staged regular, peaceful protests in the city, urging Russian troops to "go home".