‘Liberated’ Kherson residents live in fear of Russian missiles
The artillery shell slammed into an advertising hoarding with a bang that echoed through the desolate streets of Kherson, the southern Ukrainian city where Russian missile attacks have become a grim and deadly fact of life.
Shrapnel from the explosion cracked our car’s windscreen and dented the front of the vehicle. The driver put his foot down and we sped away, unhurt, but shaken.
A year earlier, Ukraine’s armed forces had swept triumphantly into Kherson, liberating the city after eight long months of brutal Russian occupation. Grateful residents, some in tears, crowded the main square to greet their triumphant soldiers as they drove into city. “Putin Kaput!” read one hastily scrawled sign.
Amid the euphoria, it seemed that Ukraine would push on further, perhaps
