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At least four people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Wednesday after Russian troops used tear gas and stun grenades there to disperse a pro-Ukrainian protest, authorities said.
The Russian army’s violent backlash comes a day after they took full control of the city center and appointed their own mayor, Reuters reports, citing local authorities.
“During a peaceful pro-Ukrainian rally on Freedom Square in the city of Kherson, soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces used tear gas and stun grenades against the civilian population,” the Prosecutor General of Ukraine said on Wednesday.
People are seen fleeing after tear gas was fired during a pro-Ukraine rally in Kherson on Wednesday April 27.
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Two people who claimed to have been at the rally told Reuters that people waved Ukrainian flags and chanted “Glory to Ukraine” before Russian troops appeared.
The soldiers reportedly started opening fire in the air, but “there was no panic until they threw the tear gas grenade,” Mykyta, an 18-year-old student, told the news agency.
People are seen fleeing the rally in Kherson on Wednesday, April 27.
Ihor, a 33-year-old former factory worker, told Reuters that people still living in Kherson are “depressed” as they “understand that there’s really nothing they can do.”
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“Many residents of Kherson are afraid,” he added. “Nevertheless, the residents of Kherson are not giving up, they quietly go to rallies. They hung up flags, blue and yellow ribbons, all in support of Ukraine.”
A crashed rocket fired from Kherson but intercepted by Ukrainian forces remains unexploded April 4 on the street in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. (Andre Luis Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Regional Governor Hennadiy Laguta said Tuesday that the Russian occupation is forcing his government to leave Kherson, but his current whereabouts are unknown, Reuters also reported.