Ukraine’s Kherson city after the retreat of the Russian army
Despite the devastation left behind by Russian forces fleeing the Ukrainian city of Kherson and a pocket on the west bank of the Dnieper River, residents there said they had not lost hope.
Residents said that Russian troops ransacked the town, removing the loot as they retreated, while media reported that retreating forces blew up part of a television broadcasting center and damaged heating and electrical infrastructure. Gave.
“It is painful to see how the city was being destroyed before our eyes,” said resident Tatiana, who declined to give her last name.
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While most said the Russians kept to themselves, living conditions under occupation were poor: electricity, water and phone services were cut off. Bridges were blown up, making it difficult to move between villages to buy and sell food – and mines lurked everywhere.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine had collected evidence of at least 400 war crimes that Russian troops committed during their occupation of the region, including killings and kidnappings in addition to the widespread destruction of infrastructure.
A Ukrainian official described the situation in Kherson as a “humanitarian catastrophe”.
Yaroslav Yanushevich, the Kherson regional governor, said that reconnecting the power supply is a priority, with gas supplies already ensured.
The Russian pullout marked a triumphant milestone in Ukraine’s pushback against Moscow’s invasion nearly nine months ago.
Over the past two months, Ukraine’s military has claimed to have recaptured dozens of towns and villages north of the city of Kherson.
Ukraine’s Kherson city after the retreat of the Russian army
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