Lilac Park As War Memorial To Kherson Territorial Defence Members

KHERSON, UKRAINE - APRIL 25: A religious icon and Ukrainian flag are seen on a broken tree at the war memorial to Kherson territorial defense members fallen in Russian-Ukrainian war on April 25, 2024 in Kherson, Ukraine. On March 1, 2022, a battle took place at this place between Ukrainian fighters of the territorial defense of Kherson and Russian soldiers who entered the city on armored vehicles. As a result of the collision, at least 13 Ukrainian soldiers were killed. Today, it is a place of remembrance and honoring of territorial defense fighters who were the first to defend Kherson. On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian War that started in 2014. (Photo by Ivan Antypenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)