Life in Kherson Under Russian Occupation
Residents in the southern city describe huge anxiety and intimidation amid a semblance of normal life.
Residents in the southern city describe huge anxiety and intimidation amid a semblance of normal life.
Residents believe the Russians attacked so viciously because of spirited resistance by the local territorial defence.
Residents tell how Russian soldiers left civilians to die in the basement of a bombed out building.
The coastal city would be preparing for the tourist season. Instead, there is little food, fuel or heat, and you can be killed for refusing to give a soldier your phone.
In Russian-occupied areas, the modus operandi has become random torture and the execution of civilians, seemingly on a whim.
But the international community’s unprecedented unity and support comes in sharp contrast to their response three decades ago.
Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
"Fixers are really the critical building blocks of so much of the journalism from Ukraine."
The journey from the relatively safe west of the country to the capital reveals destruction, determination and new hope.