War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kherson Oblast


Kherson

8 June 2023
Flooded residential buildings in Kherson
Flooded residential buildings are seen on Thursday, June 8, in Kherson, Ukraine.
— Photo by Alex Babenko / Getty Images


Kherson

7 June 2023
A flooded neighborhood in Kherson after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam
A flooded neighborhood is seen in Kherson, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 7, after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
— Photo by Libkos / AP


Oleshky

7 June 2023
Ukrainian servicemen help residents to get down from the roof into rescue boats during an evacuation in a flooded neighborhood near Oleshky
Ukrainian servicemen help residents to get down from the roof into rescue boats during an evacuation in a flooded neighborhood near Oleshky, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. In the early days of flooding, Ukrainian rescue workers, braving the drones and dangers of Russian snipers, were able to cross the river to evacuate civilians in the flood-affected areas of the Russian-occupied eastern bank.
— Photo by AP Photo


Nova Kakhovka

7 June 2023
An aerial view of flooding in Kherson after the Nova Kakhovka dam breach
An aerial view of flooding in Kherson after the Nova Kakhovka dam breach on June 7.
— Photo by Vladyslav Smilianets / Reuters


Kherson

6 June 2023
Local resident holds her pets as she stands inside her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up overnight in Kherson
Local resident Tetiana holds her pets, Tsatsa and Chunya, as she stands inside her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up overnight, in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls, risking environmental disaster.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


Nova Kakhovka

6 June 2023
A woman walks past a damaged building Nova Kakhovka
Floodwaters reach the center of Nova Kakhovka, June 6, 2023. The Russian-installed mayor of the town said that the water had risen by 10 meters and will increase further.
— Photo by TASS via Reuters


Kherson

3 May 2023
People at a gas station damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson
People at a gas station damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, May 3, 2023.
— Photo by Ivan Antypenko / Reuters


village of Potomkyne

25 April 2023
Destroyed farm machinery and warehouse in Potomkyne village
Destroyed farm machinery and warehouse in Potomkyne, Kherson region, Ukraine, on April 25, 2023. Bankruptcy is looming for many Ukrainian farmers across the war-torn country who are struggling to seed crops amid widespread mine contamination in areas once occupied by Russian forces and rising costs associated with exports.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


Kherson

22 February 2023
People receive meals from World Central Kitchen food truck on a street in Kherson
People receive meals from World Central Kitchen food truck on a street in Kherson, Ukraine, February 22, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters


Kherson

21 February 2023
A bus station damaged after a shelling in Kherson
A bus station damaged after a shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, February 21, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters