70,000+ have quit Ukraine's Kherson region: pro-Moscow official

Moscow, Oct 26, 2022 -At least 70,000 people have left their homes in Ukraine's southern Kherson province in the space of a week, a Moscow-installed official in the region said Wednesday.

"I'm sure that more than 70,000 people left in a week since the crossings were organised," Vladimir Saldo told a regional TV channel, referring to efforts by the region's pro-Kremlin authorities to move residents to the Russian-controled areas on the left bank of the Dnieper river.