‘It is better to stay at home than to run away’ |
It has been almost two months since the city of Kherson Russia from the occupation free was done. However Russia the army’s attacks cannot be stopped.
TamaraThe country house where he spends the warm months of the year is on the opposite bank of the Dnieper River, a short boat ride away.
Kherson free when it was done, the Russians retreated to that area and rained rockets and shells on the city from here.
Tamara’s neighbor as a result of a recent rocket attack perished has been
“The Russians are just taking revenge on us for first capturing Kherson and then losing it.” – he says.
Since the beginning of November, drawn to the east bank of the Dnieper Russian troops here they made trenches, bunkers and firing points.
Officials say dozens of civilians were killed in Kherson and surrounding areas as a result of the attacks. Korabel, located on an island in the river delta south of Kherson, is one of these areas.
A resident of Korabel like Tamara Ihor Radio Liberty Ukraine told the service that a person who wanted to go to the shop quickly was under artillery fire perished has been
“If the distance from the left bank to the right bank is 2-3 kilometers, which bomb shelter will save you?” We don’t even have an alarm siren here. When they shoot, it is better to stay at home than to rush out and run.” – he speaks.
On December 24, Christmas Day, the Russian army shelled the central part of Kherson with artillery fire. 16 people perished and 60 people were injured.
Ukraine according to officials, on the night of January 1, the Russian army Kherson child fired seven rockets at his hospital. Dozens, if not dead and injured childa parent and a hospital worker were evacuated.
After the attack Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky He accused the Russian army of “intimidation and killing for pleasure”.
The situation here is particularly difficult since Korabel is close to the Russian positions on the opposite coast. According to Kherson City Council, there is no electricity, heat and water supply in Korabel. Public transport does not work, and the activities of volunteers are life-threatening due to rocket attacks.
Kherson officials urged residents to evacuate, but only a few residents said they wanted to leave. Those who decide to stay mostly say they don’t have the money to live in a new place and don’t want to leave their homes.
Another resident of Korabel Lyudmila lives in a house whose balcony was destroyed by a missile strike and whose broken windows were covered with foil. Although he can’t sleep, he says he has no intention of leaving town.
of the city military head of administration Halina Luhova notes that the situation in the region is “very tense”. According to him, residents never social they don’t want to open the door to workers either.
“They say that they will not go anywhere behind the door and ask for humanitarian aid,” – he says.
Luhova says that the Russians destroyed the greenhouse, which supplied the area with heat, with rocket strikes. The uninterrupted continuation of the fire does not allow the repair of the greenhouse.
According to Luhova, the city government has opened temporary shelters for residents who do not want to be evacuated to warm up and charge their devices and batteries.
But this is also risky. Luhova notes that on her last trip near her car explosion has been “We didn’t know where to run. It is so unexpected. …You don’t have time to react,” – he says.