Hard Life In Ukraine's Kherson After The Liberation

A banner that states "Russians and Ukrainians are one people, one whole" is torn down in the newly liberated city of Kherson on November 14.

Kherson's residents are facing shortages of electricity and water as winter looms.

Destroyed Russian armor lies near the road to the Chornobaivka airfield near Kherson on November 15. 

Much of Kherson's infrastructure was destroyed during the eight months of Russian occupation.

A view of the destroyed Antonivskiy Bridge over the Dnieper River, which was rendered impassable over the summer due to repeated rocket and missile strikes.

Russia's withdrawal from Kherson marks another victory for Kyiv as the front lines on the battlefield continue to be redrawn. 

The atmosphere in the 18th-century port city continues to be euphoric. Here, residents wave and kneel to passing Ukrainian Army personnel on November 15.

Despite worries by Ukrainian authorities that mines and booby traps could still maim and kill civilians, international organizations have started delivering aid.
 

Their hope is to stem a humanitarian catastrophe as winter approaches.

Humanitarian aid agencies hope to provide food assistance to nearly 100,000 people in and around Kherson -- areas that had not been reached since Russia occupied the area in March.

Liberated residents take advantage of a charging station in the central square.
 

"Most of the liberated Kherson region has been without electricity since November 6," Ukrenerho chief Volodymyr Kudrytskiy said. "We are doing our best to supply people with electricity as soon as possible."

An image shows a destroyed TV center and tower in Kherson on November 14.

During a visit to Kherson, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the liberation of the city was "the beginning of the end of the war."

Yet as Kherson's residents collect water from the Dnieper River, the sounds of explosions serves as a constant reminder that the war is far from over.