When Russian forces advanced in the middle of last winter, the villagers of Posad-Pokrovske began to flee, joining compatriots from across the southern Ukrainian province of Kherson in a mass westward exodus.
Over the past month, since Ukraine's army recaptured the provincial capital and surrounding territory, they have been slowly returning to homes damaged or reduced to rubble by Russian shells, set in a landscape of shattered trees, downed telegraph poles and spent munitions.
"Some come, repair and leave. The ones that still have something to save, they save it," said 31-year-old returnee Liudmyla Hupalo. Russian forces took control of Kherson city and surrounding areas in late February and early March, and Posad-Pokrovske - with a prewar population of over 3,000 - ended up on the war's front line."The ones that have nothing to save and have no place to live, they don't come back," she told Reuters.
"My parents' house is gone, completely ruined. There is some roof left above my house, but it is still scary to look at."Local resident Liudmyla Hupalo, 31, stands near destroyed buildings, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the village of Posad-Pokrovske, Kherson region, Ukraine December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko
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