Sky’s international correspondent alexrossiSKY reports from the city of Kherson where he says there have been 'incredible scenes' today, but adds that there is 'apprehension about what comes next'. Read his eyewitness report 👉 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
With this in mind, it is easy to understand why they are weeping tears of relief and joy and clinging to their liberators."We knew only fear. We were afraid of everything. We were afraid of the sounds of cars, we were afraid of using telephones, we were hiding everything, we were hiding our kids!"Everyone waves a flag and some even surf around the city on the top of cars shouting,"Glory to Ukraine, Glory to the heroes".And now they are cherishing it.
Surviving under occupation was a life lived in fear. And although freedom is a powerful currency, basic services remain cut. But Vladimir Putin's illegal annexation and his claim Kherson is Russia's forever means nothing when the people here have a different idea of who they want to be. The Russians blew it up as they left, cutting the telephone and the internet, a goodbye gift from a humiliated and defeated army.They're now just 2km away on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River - smoke billows on the horizon as explosions are heard in the distance.For now though for the people it's all about reconnecting with the outside world.
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