At least 600 people from Kherson province seem to have disappeared—possibly killed or kidnapped by Russians—according to Human Rights Watch, an NGO. Others have suffered torture
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskUkrainian mobile numbers no longer work. Instead people with internet at home sometimes place their routers close to their windows, so that passers-by can connect. Schools are preparing to start teaching the Russian curriculum; staff who oppose the occupation have been sacked. “Russia is here for ever,” proclaims a billboard. Yulia Gladkaya, a local blogger, says, “We’ve gone back in time 30 years.
At a supermarket outside Zaporizhia, a city about 300km northeast of Kherson, refugees who have spent as long as four days on the road catch their breath. Volunteers are caring for an elderly woman who has fainted from exhaustion. Aleksandra—a woman travelling with her husband, daughter, and grandchildren—says Russians began shelling Ukrainian positions just as their convoy began crossing into Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Memories of occupation are fresh in northern parts of Kherson province that have been recaptured by Ukraine. In Natalyne, a village reached by muddy roads lined with sunflower fields, Russian troops rounded up some local men and subjected them to mock executions. “They asked whether they had served in the Ukrainian army, and fired rounds over their heads,” says Alina . Nearby sits a green minivan Russian troops stole from Alina’s neighbour, still daubed with z symbols.
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