Dimitri Popov is a resident of Hamburg, Germany, who traveled to the city of Cherson in Ukraine to visit his parents. the city has since been occupied by russian forces though an internet interview through skype was possible. according to Dimitri Popov, trying to leave Cherson is life threatening due to the combat zones outside the city as well as countless military checkpoints effectively locking residents inside. the city is mostly deserted except for the city centre where Cherson residents gather semi-regulary to protest against the russian invaders. these demonstrations have been peaceful and without violence until now, however Mr. Popov is afraid that this will soon change because there was a change in command. until recently, Cherson was occupied by regular russian military however the currenty army commanders are going to be replaced by an undescriptive special forces unit which specializes in population suppression and insurgency suppression. Mr. Popov fears that the anti russian protests in Cherson will soon stop to be peaceful and that violence will become a rule of law. furthermore, Mr. Popov stated during the interview that scenes of ukrainians waving russian flags and accepting bread from russian soldiers, scenes that are shown in russian news, are all scripted and staged, made specifically for the russian propaganda to hide the truth of the ukrainian people being oppressed.

the interview can be found and watched here. it is in german. https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedi.....eo-999483.html