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Misha Zelinsky

Hopes high in battle for Ukraine’s jewel of the south

While every liberation is celebrated, Ukrainians are now focused on the southern front where winning will mean everything.

Kyiv | Like most battles, there is a psychological element to that being waged for the Kherson Oblast (region) in southern Ukraine.

After Kherson city, a critical Black Sea port, was captured by Russia in the first days of the war, vision of brave locals peacefully stopping Russian tanks with their hands went viral.

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Misha Zelinsky is a Fulbright Scholar, a former assistant national secretary Australian Workers' Union, and expert associate at the National Security College.

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