Special envoy to Kherson
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"Kherson, City of Heroes."
The slogan lines the streets of the city on a yellow and blue background: Ukrainian colors.
The heroic days are not yet over: it takes a lot of temerity to continue living in Kherson, which was liberated from Russian occupation two weeks ago.
A new hell has descended on her, inflicted by Moscow.
Entrenched on the eastern bank of the Dnieper, his army pounded the city, which had been largely spared from destruction during nine months of Russian presence.
And some heroes are starting to tire.
To the sound of artillery fire, which slams at regular intervals and strikes blindly, an endless line of cars is lined up to leave this regional capital, the only one conquered by the Russian army, on March 1, at the very beginning of its invasion, before being retaken by kyiv on 11 November.
The inhabitants of Kherson, who remain largely relieved by the departure of the Russians, are faced with new…
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