After eight months living under Russian occupation, euphoric Ukrainians gather in the city's 'Freedom Square' to celebrate liberation
The residents have no water, no internet connection and little power. But as a CNN crew entered the city on Saturday, the mood was euphoric. As the crew filmed live in Kherson’s central square, some sang the national anthem while others shouted “Slava Ukrayini!” – glory to Ukraine, a patriotic greeting. “We feel free, we are not slaves, we are Ukrainians,” resident Olga told CNN.
Kherson was the only Ukrainian regional capital that Russian forces had captured since February’s invasion. Their withdrawal east across the Dnipro cedes large swathes of land that Russia has occupied since the early days of the war, and that Putin had formally declared as Russian territory just five weeks ago.
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