How Russians Are Erasing Life in Ukraine’s South - with Zarina Zabrisky
About this episode
The episode discusses the catastrophic situation in Kherson, where the Russian army is targeting civilians and implementing a 'drone blockade.'
The Russian army is hunting people in Kherson, a major city in the southern part of Ukraine. It is estimated that 700 Russian drones attack Kherson region every day. Russian soldiers are targeting Ukrainian civilians, their cars, and their homes, as if they were on a safari. On the occupied lands of the Kherson region, on the left bank of the Dnipro River, the situation is even worse. There, the Russian army is implementing the tactics of a 'drone blockade.' People cannot leave their villages, they cannot buy food, and they cannot even bury their dead. The situation is catastrophic, and Russia is continuously breaking international humanitarian law. These people must be rescued urgently. You’re listening to the Explaining Ukraine podcast. *** Explaining Ukraine is brought to you by UkraineWorld, an English-language media outlet run by Internews Ukraine. Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, Chief Editor of UkraineWorld, and President of PEN Ukraine. Guest: Zarina Zabrisky, an American journalist and writer who now lives in Kherson. She is the author of the documentary 'Kherson. Human Safari,' which explores Russia’s continuous tactics of exterminating the…
People in this episode
Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko
Guest: Zarina Zabrisky
Topics covered
- Russian army
- Kherson
- humanitarian crisis
- drone attacks
- civilian safety
- international law
Keywords
- Kherson
- Russian drones
- humanitarian law
- civilian attacks
- Zarina Zabrisky
- Ukraine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UkraineWorld
Books & works: Kherson. Human Safari
Places: Kherson, Dnipro River, Ukraine
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