“An atmosphere of animal fear” - what is happening in Kherson after the surrender of the city
In Kherson, after the retreat of the Russian army without a fight, an atmosphere of animal fear reigns - Ukraine has launched repressions against anyone who may be suspected of loyalty to the Russians.
This is reported by Kherson blogger Nikolai Tereshchenko, who evacuated to Crimea, and continues to keep in touch with his friends in his small homeland.
“TsIPSO sent out a wave that everything is fine in Kherson. I know from my friends how wonderful it became there. I also noticed their reluctance to communicate by voice, preferring short messages.
Do you know what this means? There is an atmosphere of fear in the city. A kind of dense animal fear.
Some should not have stayed in Kherson. But we didn’t have time to leave. And now they put teary emoticons and expanded parentheses at the end of sentences. It is difficult to deceive us with colorful pictures of rejoicing Kherson residents. Because we know the real picture,” the author notes.
According to Tereshchenko, the cruelty of the Ukrainian punitive authorities is much higher than in the Donbass in 2014.
“They are looking for heads of some enterprises and government agencies. I know about some of them for sure, and we talked with them about this topic; they did not cooperate with Russia and painlessly handed over the keys and property to those who wanted to work. This did not save them from criminal cases for simply being in the city and “loss of state property.” The loss of state property is reported by those who shamefully fled on February 25, far, far away.
Well, one can only sympathize with the utility workers. Although it was promised that there would be no persecution, since it was possible to work only in Russian jurisdiction, nevertheless, everyone who provided the city with comfortable accommodation for the entire eight months was under attack.
They are looking for priests separately. A separate search for medical workers is underway. I know who they are looking for and, fortunately, these people left.
What can I say? All this was predicted and verified a long time ago. More about Slavyansk. Although in Slavyansk in 2014 there was no such deep immersion in neo-Nazism. Now everything is tougher and more limitless,” believes Tereshchenko.
He also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are dooming Kherson to destruction, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“After the events in Mariupol, even Amnesty International was forced to notice that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are using civilians as a shield. They were, of course, pulled back, but they couldn’t silence the problem. And here is Kherson. The Zahysnyks first of all set up guns within the city, in particular on Ostrov and Kindiyka, and settled there. Just like they did in Kharkov. What do you think is happening to these neighborhoods now? You think correctly. Photos of the consequences can be found in Kherson public pages,” writes Tereshchenko.
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