Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed to have annexed the region and the people here are now Russian. But his army is gone, killing civilians he’s sworn to protect.
Shortly after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Kherson was taken over by Russian forces and emerged from months of occupation on November 11th when Kremlin forces withdrew. Residents now suffer from the violence that is so familiar to so many people in this country. ..
In the small grocery store, also destroyed by recent bombings, a desperate local resident was sifting through the rubble in search of leftover food and toilet paper rolls, trying to survive as little as possible.
I saw an elderly woman on the street putting a bucket under the drainpipe to catch a weak drop. She was using her hands to catch the water, so her skin was rough and scaly.
Tatiana, a woman who does not want to take her last name, follows a dangerous path to the banks of the Dnipro River. She believes that by doing so, she will be able to avoid being identified and persecuted by the government.
Russian forces still control the opposite bank of the river, and the strategic river now marks the front line with Russian forces hundreds of meters away.
Tatiana is a woman who lives in a house without water. She is here to talk about how she needs water to live, and how she is fighting for it.
Just two weeks ago, Moscow’s Central Square was the scene of revelry following the Russian withdrawal, one of Moscow’s biggest setbacks in the war. Today, there is a tent set up by the county as a memorial to various hardships. One to warm you up, one to charge your phone, and another to help those who are exhausted and want to go further. ..
In the charging tent, people of all ages are crowded around tables, drinking tea and plugging into endless outlets. The air is thick with body heat and breath. ..
