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"Four years ago, the Defense Forces liberated Kherson. Four years ago, saying 'We knew you would come back,' people held up blue-and-yellow flags they had kept hidden from the occupiers for months. Freedom Square was filled with tears of joy and gratitude to Ukraine's defenders. The courage and professionalism of our warriors, the clear coordination between units of the security and defense forces, the heroism of those who pushed the enemy back, and the support and resistance of our people: this is how the Ukrainian flag returned to our Kherson. Today, Ukraine continues to take back what is ours. Our military is conducting offensive operations: over recent months, we have liberated more territory than the enemy has captured. We remember every city waiting to come home. Every temporarily occupied territory retains its Ukrainian status and is waiting for its own, just as Kherson waited." — Minister of Defence Evgeniy Khmara