Ukraine: Kherson Farmers Battle Drones and Flames to Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest


Aug 2, 2025 | Andriy Kuzakov
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Even in the green farmlands of Ukraine's Kherson region, the threat of war is constantly hovering nearby. The Kherson region, just north of Crimea, was occupied by Russian forces in 2022. But Ukrainian troops retook territory north of the Dnieper River later that year.