‘We prayed to be liberated’: Inside a city recaptured by Ukraine after months of Russian occupation

Article by Rebecca Wright, Sam Kiley, Olha Konovalova and Peter Rudden. CNN – updated September 13, 2022.

Izium, Ukraine (CNN) — Burned-out tanks and trucks emblazoned with Russia’s signature ‘Z’ symbol lie at the side of the road, gutted and red with new rust. A collapsed bridge is covered in signs warning of landmines. Further along, the wreckage of a car is left alongside a destroyed petrol station surrounded by the debris of shelling. These are the signs of Ukrainian victory and, for now, a Russian rout. […]

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