translation: when someone so close dies, it is difficult, - but if we give up and stop, then her death will have been in vain. we work to make sure people live. everything else is secondary. the bombs don t stop. while he waits for emergency calls. ..he checks if his wife and children are ok. then he heads out to evacuate those in need. in the few days that we have been here, we have seen the sentiment of relief that there was in this city, after it was liberated from russian control in november, change very quickly to one of fear and terror. when the russians withdrew, they pulled back to the other side of the dnipro river, and that s where they re continuously bombarding this city from. hundreds have begun to leave kherson. these roads leading out had been clear until christmas.
for humanitarian aid groups. and who is george santos? we ll tell you about the ambitious us politician who seemingly lied his way into congress. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea, and because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops, but civilians are now living
she had come to look for his passport amidst the rubble. a document to release his body from the morgue. we had barely finished the conversation and there s more bombing. where do you live? man: more started. this is a picture of what s happening literally every single day in multiple locations, this is the constant sound that we hear in kherson of artillery fire being exchanged. this city is essentially now pretty much on the front line, close to the river, which has become the de facto front line in the south. behind me, actually, is where an explosion took place just over an hour ago. five people were killed here, 20 were injured. every single day there are people being killed in this city. six more died later, ordinary
people out at the central market, at a spot where just last month they had celebrated being freed from russian control. surviving in kherson is a matter of chance. viktoria yaryshko, a red cross volunteer, was killed just outside this base, a few feet from safety. in the underground shelter, her mother liudmyla showed us the medal of honour she was given. translation: i m very happy she helped a lot of people. i she was so kind. but it s also painful for me. i must recover and raise her two children. i tell them they should be proud of their mother, because she s a hero. viktoria s son sasha and his sister live here, clearly comfortable with other volunteers. war and loss bind them together. dmitro was viktoria s friend.