Fear of the impending vote and its implications – a possible strengthening of Russia’s control – has led many residents to flee fast.
They are desperate to leave behind the Russian occupation of their hometown, Kherson, and are willing to take -- and risk -- any route possible out of the city to the rest of the country.Over a hundred miles away, at a central hall in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown, local authorities welcome the resettled.A man and his son speak of their wife and mother being killed by a bomb that hit her spine and back in several places.
One mother from Kherson, who asked to stay anonymous for safety concerns, told CNN she had whisked her two sons and daughter out"as fast as possible" ahead of the referendum, fearing that the widespread conscription of men aged 18 to 60 would follow."We are completely occupied. There is no food, no money. We have nothing, they'll do a referendum and take our children. My son is 18 and they will take them as cannon fodder." She said it took two attempts to flee.
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