"Kherson has given Ukrainians a glimpse of "what victory looks like, and a sense that things previously considered impossible can be done."
From Natalia Gumenyuk
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/18/liberated-kherson-ukrainians-victory-russia-occupation?CMP=share_btn_tw&s=09
In liberated Kherson, Ukrainians are glimpsing victory after dark days

As I report on the aftermath of Russian occupation, there is a new sense that what once seemed impossible can be achieved, says the Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian

@anneapplebaum Or is it Putin's strategy to put more land under Ukrainian control so he can make that land unlivable and blame the Ukrainian government for not providing heat, electricity, food, and water to its people?

Is Putin thinking "if I can't have Ukraine, nobody can"