Faced with the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the region of Kherson, in the south-east of the country, the Russian army is retreating and taking everything it finds in the process. Report in Myrolubivka, where the inhabitants find themselves distraught.
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“Look what the Russians are capable of, these invaders of our country“says a Ukrainian soldier, walking through the debris of a school in Myrolubivka, in the Kherson region.”You can see how everything is destroyed! The children may never be able to return to this school.” The building bears the scars of the Russian bombings while Moscow announced this Friday, October 28 the end of the evacuation of the region.
After eight months of occupation, the school is unrecognizable. The floors are perforated, thethe pierced walls, thetables turned over. Outside, in the middle of the village, the Russians left behind a charred Soviet-era tank. But in their flight, they took everything they had on hand, says Victor, one of the inhabitants “They took everything they saw. The washing machines, the dishes, the carpets, thethe clothes and all they could… The day they were driven out, they also looted our cars.“
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“They took everything. Motorcycles, bicycles, tractors, trucks, even my grandson’s electric quad. It was weird to see these ‘big oxen’ having fun on that quad.”
Victor, resident of Myrolubivkaat franceinfo
Victor adds that the Russian soldiers “broke everything. They looted and they broke. And now owners are asking on social media if anyone has seen their truck abandoned somewhere.“In the distance, we can see the shells fired. A great comfort for this inhabitant:”That means our troops are advancing and the Russians will never come back here.“
The report by Gaële Joly and Laurent Macchietti in Myrolubivka (Ukraine)
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