Kherson, Ukraine
CNN
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Kherson is eerily quiet. The main square of this port city is almost entirely empty. There is little danger from traffic for the lone cyclist or the old woman who passes by, using her cane as she walks as quickly as she can to the grocery store.
This is a city on the front lines of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian troops are just across the Dnipro River, less than three miles from Ukrainian forces and the beleaguered population they’re charged with defending.
At the grocery store, large barriers protect the entrance, wood covering the glass doors. Residents — mostly older women and men — nip inside to see what is on the shelves,…
