REPORTAGE – The 80,000 inhabitants have survived the Russian occupation, the floods, the artillery which bombards the town on the banks of the Dnieper and, since July, the drones which throw explosives at civilians.
Special envoy to Kherson
Olha Tchernyshova always enjoyed walking the streets of Kherson, her hometown, located on the banks of the Dnieper. His small family house has the advantage of having a view of the river, a two-minute walk away. But since the liberation of the city on November 11, 2022 after eight months of Russian occupation, the end of its street has become the front line. The face-to-face meeting between the two armies took place on the shore, where lovers met and where families had photo shoots at sunset. From his window, Olha can now see the Russian positions. Three times incendiary bombs burned his neighbors’ houses, but miraculously his is still intact.
Faced with the bombings, new rules govern his daily life, like that of the 80,000 people remaining in Kherson, out of the 280,000 in the city in 2022. No more walks on the river or even outside. You have to park at…
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