War in Ukraine: Kherson's resisters
When Russia occupied the Ukrainian city of Kherson, civilians there organized a resistance. More than a year later, they're still defending their country.
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When Russia occupied the Ukrainian city of Kherson, civilians there organized a resistance. More than a year later, they're still defending their country.
Soldiers enlisted across Ukraine after Russia's invasion. Others, including a wedding planner, a farmer and a retiree, became civilian resistance fighters, determined to protect their country.
Ukrainian resistance fighters inside Kherson and Ukrainian forces outside the city refused to give up after Russia occupied the city.
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Correspondent Scott Pelley reports from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, a mile from ongoing Russian shelling, and speaks with civilians who resisted the occupation about how they defended their region.
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