‘The poorer ones are already starving’: Russian troops have controlled Kherson for a week. Here’s what life is like there now.

Russian troops entered Kherson on March 1. Since then, the southern city has been under their de facto control. Ukrainian politician Ihor Kolykhaiev remains the city's mayor. He has already been forced to notify residents of the Russian troops' demands: "walk alone or, at most, in pairs," "do not provoke the soldiers," and "stop what you're doing immediately upon request." This has not, however, prevented Kherson residents from holding large-scale, pro-Ukrainian rallies. Meduza spoke with Kherson-based journalist Konstantin Ryzhenko about the current state of the city. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/03/09/the-poorer-ones-are-already-starving