📌 What the Russian invaders took from Khersonians by occupying the city. #UkraineWorldTestimony
Viktoria Kirilova, a local resident of Kherson and the owner of a podiatry clinic spoke about what happened in the city after the arrival of the Russian occupiers. 1/10
Viktoria Kirilova, a local resident of Kherson and the owner of a podiatry clinic spoke about what happened in the city after the arrival of the Russian occupiers. 1/10
Ukrainian petrol was totally gone. During the first month of the occupation, Kherson residents had to all travel on foot. It was dangerous to use cars because the occupiers would simply take them away from people. 2/10
The Russians expelled people from their apartments and houses. "In my opinion, it was better to have a house destroyed by one of our missiles than by having the occupiers live in it. They are a nation of freaks. They just brazenly started living among us," says Viktoria. 3/10
They vandalized garages. All garages in Kherson were checked. If a person managed to run &open it himself, he was lucky. If not, the door was just broken down by an APC. If there was something good in the garage, the people were simply told that it no longer belonged to them.4/10
Yachts and boats. The occupiers stole all of it and shot up what they didn't steal.
Commercial properties. If the Russians liked a certain space or wanted to open a business there, they simply changed the lock and said, "We are the owners here now." 5/10
Commercial properties. If the Russians liked a certain space or wanted to open a business there, they simply changed the lock and said, "We are the owners here now." 5/10
Business. 80% of Kherson business owners closed their businesses during the occupation. Those who did not find a common language with the occupation authorities, unfortunately, were out of business by the next morning. 6/10
People were deprived of the right to speak. Everyone who remained under occupation closed their social media accounts. Out of 1300 friends on Facebook, Viktoria left only 300 who she was really sure would not betray her to the occupiers. 7/10
They even deprived Khersonians of fresh air. First, when the forests were on fire, the 🇷🇺 did not allow anyone to put them out. The forests burned for 2-3 days. Even worse was the stench of corpses. The occupiers burned most of their dead, right in the city in a vacant lot. 8/10
Schools were looted. The Russian invaders had never seen toilets, much less interactive whiteboards, says Viktoria. The height of cynicism was when they filmed a video of happy children at a school on September 1, and then brought trucks to loot that school on September 2. 9/10
They took away people's freedom. Viktoria Kirilova admits: "The most painful thing for all of us was that they took away our freedom. There is nothing more valuable than that. Life without freedom is meaningless." 10/10
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