Updated On: 03 March, 2022 12:58 PM IST | Kyiv | ANI
Russian forces seize the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after taking control of the local council building, Kherson`s mayor, Igor Kolykhaiev, said in a Facebook post on March 2

On the seventh day of fighting in Ukraine on March 2, Russia claims control of the southern port city of Kherson. Pic/AFP
Amid the escalating Ukraine-Russia crisis, Russian forces have seized control of the key southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, its mayor said.
"Russian forces seize the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after taking control of the local council building, Kherson`s mayor, Igor Kolykhaiev, said in a Facebook post on March 2," tweeted The Kyiv Independent.