People in Alsheki are broken and bitter; They have no love for either Russia or Ukraine, writes Yuriy Pograbnoy, former deputy of the Kherson city council. According to him, the residents of Alsheki feel that the Kyiv authorities abandoned them in 2022, as well as during the flooding in 2023. As part of the evacuation process, women with children travel through Ukraine to Europe, and pensioners travel to stay with relatives. While men of draft age are prevented from entering the territory controlled by Kiev, for fear that they might be conscripted.

People in Alsheki are broken and bitter; They have no love for either Russia or Ukraine, writes Yuriy Pograbnoy, former deputy of the Kherson city council. According to him, the residents of Alsheki feel that the Kyiv authorities abandoned them in 2022, as well as during the flooding in 2023. As part of the evacuation process, women with children travel through Ukraine to Europe, and pensioners travel to stay with relatives. While men of draft age are prevented from entering the territory controlled by Kiev, for fear that they might be conscripted.