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A resident of the Ukrainian city of Kherson told Christian Amanpur told CNN that Russian troops were in Kherson, but insisted that the city was “a Ukrainian city and we want to remain a Ukrainian city.”

“Our city is flooded by Russian occupiers, but the flag is still Ukrainian and we hope it will remain Ukrainian,” said Svetlana Zorina, a 27-year-old Kherson resident. “We trust our mayor. We trust our government. We trust our army. We believe in our victory. We are a Ukrainian city and we want to remain a Ukrainian city, “Zorina said.

Kherson Mayor Igor Kolikhayev said on Wednesday in a statement shared on his Facebook page that the Ukrainian military is no longer in the city and that its residents must now follow the instructions of “armed men who have come to the city administration” – showing that the city has already fallen under Russian control.

British military intelligence, released early Thursday, noted that “some Russian forces have entered the city of Kherson”, but warned that the military situation on the ground “remains unclear”.

In a statement Thursday, Gennady Lahuta, head of the Kherson regional state administration, said Russian forces had “completely occupied” the regional state administration building.

Kherson resident Zorina described the situation in the city to Amanpur. “We try not to go out because it is dangerous. Today, for the first time, I learned to check near a shop a hundred meters from me if they have food, but there was nothing, because we are surrounded by Russians and it is impossible to deliver food or medicine here. “

“So we’re actually trying to save what we can and we have food supplies, but that will be enough for a few weeks,” she said.

Zorina said the city administration is carrying out tasks despite Russian misinformation. “Our mayor is in contact with us, the city administration is in contact with us. There are telegram channels. “There is a website of our mayor’s office and they share information, spread information with us,” she told CNN.

“There is a huge amount of propaganda that the Russians have tried to spread among Kherson and the Ukrainian people, as if we want to become part of Crimea. This is not true. We do not want. The mayor just tells us how the city will function in the next few days, that the transport will work for the people who work, you know, in the power plant, the water supply, and so on.

Asked by Amanpur about the Russian presence in the city, Zorina said that Russian soldiers “do not know why they came here, what their purpose is and are concerned – the Russian army treats soldiers very badly. They cry … our people feed them. ”

Zorina described the difficult humanitarian situation in the city as a result of the Russian aggression and said that there were “many civilian buildings that were destroyed … people sitting in apartments or basements, and pregnant women giving birth. children in basements. ”

“I do not want to leave. I do not want to become a refugee. I want to live in my country. I was born in Kherson. “I’ve lived here almost all my life and I don’t want to change it and I hope it will end soon and the Russian army will leave, the inhabitants will leave,” she said.

“I want to live in Ukraine. I am Ukrainian, “she added.