Only officials who clear mines and bring humanitarian aid are allowed into the city of Kherson. On the edge of the city, met those who had been liberated from the occupation.
HERSON DISTRICT Ludmila didn’t throw a party, but roared to his heart’s content. This is how he tells about the moment when he realized that Russia had fled from Kherson across the Dnieper.
– I cheered, sang and rejoiced. You still can’t organize any real parties here.
Ludmila exudes happiness, even though the Russian occupation has been hard on her family. He and his son run a grocery store in a small space.
On the other side of the street is a larger destroyed shop building.
– It was hit by two bullets. I don’t know if we will ever be able to restore the building, Ludmila’s son Leonid says.
The family also had other stores in the Hersoni region. They are all destroyed.
– I don’t know how we will rebuild everything, but everyone here wants to return to normal life. That is why we are going to rebuild, says Leonid.
– Life is coming back. People come back here, Ludmila continues.
Soldiers assure Ukraine to liberate all its territories
It’s busy in front of the store. The customers are several soldiers who are having a day off. They say that they are on duty for five days at a time and then five days off.
One of the men has received anti-aircraft training abroad. Together with their fellow servicemen, they assure that Ukraine will liberate all its territories.
– I’m from Melitopol. There are family and friends. I cannot leave them under Russian occupation.
does not publish the name of the village because there is a base nearby.
This village was occupied for some time, but Ukraine liberated it earlier.
A woman comes to the store with three children. They have escaped from Nova Kahovka. There they lived under Russian occupation in shocking conditions.
A boy under the age of ten tells about the events.
– The Russians came to our village. They are looking for people who sent coordinates to the Ukrainian Defense Forces. They would shoot immediately if they found a suspect.
A boy who is no more than ten years old tells about the shocking incident he saw.
– Once a man shouted “Glory to Ukraine” in the street. The Russians appeared out of nowhere. That man is no longer alive, he says seriously.
In Nova Kahovka there is a huge dam, over which some of the Russians escaped to the east side of the Dnieper. It’s too early to go back there.
The old man sighs: “Now there is no more gunfire”
All of Kylänrait’s opponents are happy about Russia’s defeat. Several houses have been destroyed by Russian fire. Now is the time to rebuild, they say.
– There is no more gunfire. It is completely silent, over 80 years old Julia sighs happily.
He says that he has relatives in the city of Kherson.
– Too bad I can’t go help them yet. There is a shortage of everything in Kherson, he says.
Russian forces destroyed the infrastructure of the city of Kherson before retreating. Among other things, the electricity distribution was destroyed.
You can also see a lot of destroyed power lines in the vicinity of this village.
According to the authorities, the humanitarian situation in the city of Kherson is difficult.
On the road leading there, you can constantly see convoys taking humanitarian aid and demining vehicles.
The authorities want to do their best to clear mines and other traps set by Russia before people return to homes and buildings where Russian troops have been.
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