by Dmitry ZAKS with Daphne ROUSSEAU in Kyiv Agence France-Presse MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Kyiv forces have recaptured over 40 towns and villages in southern Ukraine, President Zelensky said Thursday, as Moscow signaled its army had begun retreating from the strategic city of Kherson. The United States meanwhile announced a new $400 million security assistance package for Kyiv, which will include defense systems and surface-to-air missiles as Ukraine is reeling from massive recent Russian airstrikes […]