Russia announced that their troops had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Kherson the morning of Wednesday, March 2. The city of 300,000 in southern Ukraine was the scene of fierce fighting, as videos shared by residents showed soldiers and tanks in the main square. In one video, a man brandishes the Ukrainian flag in front of invading soldiers.
A civilian holds two Ukrainian flags in front of three tanks, lined up in Kherson’s Freedom Square. The video, posted on March 2, the day that Russian troops arrived in the city, was shared widely on social media.
