Chersonese residents have no network, no electricity and no water

Kherson Because the branch in his hand is too short to reach the propaganda poster, Mischa climbs over the fence and gets a longer one. His friends cheer him on and take cell phone videos as he tries to shred the paper with his improvised tool. “Russians and Ukrainians – one people, one goal,” reads the huge poster high above a street in the center of Kherson.

But he doesn’t scratch the paper for too long before he gets tired: the message remains legible, but a larger device is needed for a distance. “We have made a start. Others will complete our work,” explains the teenager and laughs and walks away with his group.