“When the Russians entered Kherson, they said we were their brothers, they were there to “protect us”, but when they lost the city, they began to mercilessly destroy it and us along with it. Daily! And not only with Grads and mortars, but also with banned phosphorus bombs that set everything on fire,” Oleksandr Kononenko explains.
De-occupation brought relief, and people could relax. However, the difficulties did not end there. The Russians destroyed communications. As soon as utilities were repaired, the invaders would cut them off again.
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