KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Kherson, once vibrant after its liberation, now faces a tense stillness. Three years after the nine-month Russian occupation ended, the city is under constant threat from across the Dnipro River.
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Local residents go along the street covered with an anti-FPV-drone net in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, a Kherson resident kisses a Ukrainian soldier as Ukrainian army liberated the city from the Russian troops in Kherson, Ukraine, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)
FILE- In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, a boy waves the national flag as the Ukrainian army liberated the city from the Russian troops in Kherson, Ukraine, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
The city main square is seen deserted in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ruined building of the regional administration following Russia’s constant shelling is seen on the main square in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Local residents keep close to the protective wall near the food market in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Florist Olha Komanytska, an owner of a small flower kiosk, wraps a rose bouquet in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Children play chess in an underground shelter in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A biker rides under the anti-FPV-drone net which covers the street in the residential neighbourhood in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Children study chess in an underground shelter in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Children practice at a boxing school in an underground shelter in the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
An empty road is covered with an anti-FPV-drone net at the approaches to the frontline city of Kherson, Southern Ukraine, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
