ASTANA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was "doing everything right" in its nearly eight-month invasion of Ukraine despite a string of embarrassing defeats against Kyiv's forces, who will receive $725 million in new United States military assistance.

Putin's comments on Friday came hours after Kremlin-installed officials in Ukraine's southern Kherson region urged residents to leave as Kyiv said its soldiers were advancing on the oblast's main city.

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