[libh8er]

Does that mean Ukraine can keep Zap and Kherson ?

[alancarp]

I would guess not... which almost shuts out Ukraine from the Black Sea... Odesa would be their last port. But in Donetsk, Putin is apparently trying to win through negotiation what he’s been unable to take by force.

[alancarp]

"Does that mean Ukraine can keep Zap and Kherson ?"

I read further in this report: there's a note stating "A Ukrainian military observer claimed on August 18 that Ukrainian forces liberated Zapodine and Dorozhnie.".

So things are still quite fluid in that region.