Kherson (Ukraine), Aug. 7 -- Russia has launched a new bid to exert control over the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson by threatening key access roads with its drones and trying to split it in two by striking a vital bridge.
On Sunday, a wave of airstrikes damaged a key bridge between Kherson's island, Korabel, and the main city, sparking a widespread effort to evacuate the estimated 1,800 Ukrainian civilians who still live there, reports CNN.
Russian forces appear not to have targeted the evacuation effort over the past three days, according to locals and rescuers, a rare moment of respite from the daily barbaric drone strikes on civilians across the city of recent months.
Later Wednesday, videos posted online showed significant Russi...