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As Water From Destroyed Dam Rose, Ukrainians Face a Fresh New Horror
The early morning explosion that woke Oksana Alfiorova from her sleep seemed normal enough, at least for wartime in Kherson. Ms. Alfiorova, who is 57, lived through nine months of Russian occupation — “really scary” — and since then, nearly as long ...
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‘They’re Hunting Me.’ Life as a Ukrainian Mayor on the Front Line
KHERSON, Ukraine — The little green van sped down the road, the Russian forces just across the river. Inside, Halyna Luhova, the mayor of Kherson, cradled a helmet in her lap and gazed out the bulletproof window. When the first shell ripped open ...
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Ecstasy Gives Way to Despair in a Liberated Ukrainian City
Kherson has been whipsawed by occupation, liberation and now dread. It’s a lonely place. And cold.
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He returned a dazed soldier to the Russians. Ukraine calls it treason.
KHERSON, Ukraine — On the night of March 15, Illia Karamalikov received an unexpected phone call. As a nightclub owner and member of Kherson’s City Council, he had been running a volunteer neighborhood watch in this southern Ukrainian city that had ...
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Russian Retreat Reveals Signs of an Atrocity in a Ukrainian Village
In the southern Kherson region, the pattern seen in eastern Ukraine is repeating: The withdrawal of Russian forces yields evidence of possible war crimes.
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Russian forces are fortifying lines of defense in southern Ukraine, a new report says.
Russian forces are digging trenches and erecting barriers to strengthen their defenses against the possibility of a new Ukrainian offensive in ...
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Kherson Evacuates Hospitals Under Relentless Russian Shelling
KYIV — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 10th month, Russian artillery pounded the strategic southern port city of Kherson two weeks ...
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Under a Cross Atop a Shallow Grave, He Found His Father
LVIVSKY OTRUBI, Ukraine — After Russian forces retreated from the southern port city of Kherson, Serhiy Novosad, 26, returned this week to the ...
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Ukraine Plans Evacuations in 2 Stricken Cities as Temperatures Plunge
The Ukrainian government is preparing to help evacuate residents from two cities where shattered electricity and heating infrastructure has ...
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The first train in nine months leaves Kyiv for Kherson.
The first train from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, to Kherson since before Russia’s invasion arrived on Saturday after an 11-hour journey, a step in ...