Farming Under Fire: Russian Drones Strike Watermelon Fields In Ukraine's Kherson Region
- By Andriy Kuzakov and
- Current Time
Most of the Kherson region, known for its rich farmland, was occupied by Russian forces in 2022, but Ukraine retook territory north of the Dnieper River later that year. Farmers on liberated territory have resumed cultivating the crop the region is known for, but the watermelon fields are still dangerous, thanks to Russian drone strikes.