Updated Oct. 24, 2022 4:20 pm ET
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian-installed officials in Kherson said they were forming territorial defense units on Monday as Ukraine pushes to recapture the occupied regional capital before the onset of winter, and Russia accused Ukraine—without citing evidence—of preparing to use a so-called dirty bomb on the battlefield.
The announcement of the units, which will help Russia defend the occupied city, comes amid an organized evacuation of residents from Kherson using boats to transfer them to other parts of the southern Kherson region and to cities in Russia, Moscow’s officials in the region said.
