Destruction, Joy, And Mass Burial: One Day In Liberated Kherson

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The airport is in ruins, littered with the twisted hulks of destroyed tanks and aircraft. On the edge of town, there is a mass burial site with unidentified human remains. On the main square, people are asking soldiers for autographs and posing with them for photos. Maryan Kushnir of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service found that a day in newly liberated Kherson is filled with contrasts.