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Ukrainians raced Sunday to restore electricity and clean water services across the recaptured city of Kherson, with local officials describing a “humanitarian catastrophe” left by retreating Russian troops.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Saturday that troops have already removed nearly 2,000 mines, trip wires and other explosives left by Russian troops across the city. Russian forces also intentionally destroyed as much infrastructure as possible before fleeing Kherson and retreating across the Dnieper River, officials said.
“The occupiers destroyed all critical infrastructure — communication, water supply, heat, electricity,” Mr. Zelenskyy said in a televised address. “But we will restore everything. Believe me. Although it takes time for this, it is already clear to everyone that the outcome will be ours, the Ukrainian one.”
Officials in Kherson and its outlying villages said they’ve prioritized the restoration of electricity and clean water for the residents of a city battered by nearly nine months of war.
