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Near its mouth, the Dnieper now stretches for miles. On the side controlled by the Russians, entire towns have been swallowed up, leaving traces of the war protruding from the water.
Kokhany, in an area controlled by the Russians, is a city where you can only travel by boat. It is located on the left bank of the Dnieper. The water, visible as far as the eye can see, submerged everything, but did not erase the war. Russian soldiers continue to patrol. We also see a Russian military truck emerging from the water. The river has invaded everything for miles, progress is difficult. “Here, the visibility is very bad in the water. There are fences and our boat is PVC. We risk dying at any time“, explains one of the men.
Residents take refuge on a strip of land
Here, the flooded houses number in the thousands. Some have even collapsed due to the water. In the distance, a boat is drifting. A man acted as a rescuer, but his engine broke down. Residents have taken refuge on a strip of land, which has become their prison. They blame the emergency services for not having evacuated them. The rescuers promise to come back tomorrow, because that evening there is only one place left in the boat.