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At 89th day of the war in Ukraine, the Russians concentrate their attacks on the east of the country. In Kherson, in the South, they took control from the start of the war.
The war in Ukraine has now been raging for three months, but in Kherson it ended already some weather. The Russians now control the city in which a team from France Télévisions was able to enter. The ruble has become the official currency there. If remnants of the war are still present, Vladimir Putin’s troops are doing everything to make the situation seem normal and to get life back to normal. Public transport continues of function, while the employed population works.
“I want Kherson to stay free”
Although the Russians strictly forbid journalists to speak to the Ukrainians present, a bus conductor confides: “I’m not afraid, what am I risking? If they kill me, they kill me“. Despite the courtesy of the occupant, she adds. “I am for Ukrainian power, I live in Ukraine, I am Ukrainian (…)I want Kherson remain free.“Returning to their initial remarks, the Russians now declare that they wish to annex this territory.