People receive food aid after Russia's retreat from Kherson, Ukraine November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) - Under rainy skies, Ukrainian-controlled Kherson's central square was a frenetic melee on Thursday afternoon of humanitarian aid queues and displays of patriotic celebration tinged with uncertainty about the future.
Russia last week pulled its troops out of a pocket on the west bank of the Dnipro River in Ukraine, which included Kherson, the only regional capital it had captured since the February invasion.
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