Shortly after the liberation of Kherson, relieved residents also embrace foreign journalists. However, the Ukrainian military is anything but happy about this. Reporters from the West, who therefore did not comply with security rules, are no longer allowed to work on site for the time being.
According to the Ukrainian military, it has withdrawn the accreditation of several Western journalists after their reporting from the recently liberated Kherson region. "Recently, some media representatives have ignored the existing bans and warnings and started reporting from Kherson without the consent of the commanders and responsible PR departments of the military, even before the stabilization measures were completed," the general staff justified the coercive measure via Facebook.
The entry does not indicate which journalists are affected. According to media reports, however, at least six correspondents from the television channels CNN and Sky News have lost their accreditation. The British broadcaster Sky News distributed a video on Saturday in which its correspondent is warmly greeted by residents of the city. According to their own statements, the Sky journalists were the first foreign reporting team on site after the liberation. CNN also reported on Saturday from the liberated Cherson.
At the end of last week, the Russian army evacuated the north-western part of the Kherson region, including the regional capital itself. The Ukrainian military, as a precautionary measure, has only slowly moved into the areas. President Volodymyr Zelenskyj named demining in Cherson and the surrounding area as one of the most important immediate measures. According to him, thousands of explosive devices have already been defused. Among other things, a police officer was injured during a mine clearance in an administration building, according to the police.
