Retaken Kherson area residents recount occupation

(13 Oct 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++CLIENTS: RESENDING AT 0539 GMT WITH MINOR EDIT++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Velyka Oleksandrivka, Kherson region- 12 October 2022 1. Various of destroyed cars seen next to damaged bridge 2. Man riding a motorbike passing by destroyed cars in one of the main streets of the village 3. Wide of several destroyed cars and partially burned building 4. Close part of a rocket 5. Mid of burned truck next to a destroyed building 6. Wide of dog passing by destroyed building and vehicles 7. Oleksandr Soltan and others speaking next to destroyed vehicles 8. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandr Soltan, 58, resident of Velyka Oleksandrivka (rough translation) "The first one (difficulties to overcome during the Russian occupation) was physical, the second one was psychological. Physical was when there was too much shelling, and the shards were flying everywhere, or getting inside places or hitting the houses and destroying them completely, and when the shards were flying and you always wanted to hide somewhere. Later when you analyse and think: What is better?, that you can survive when the missiles are arriving (strikes) or when at any time the (Russian) soldiers hit the gates with the machine gun" 9. Mid of sign reading (Ukrainian) "Velyka Oleksandrivka" and letter Z -which has been used by Russians as an emblem during the war- written on a structure next to it. 10. Various of Ukrainian flag in the damaged building of the police station 11. Various of car with the letter Z painted on it, seen inside a damaged property 12. Wide of damaged shops in downtown area 13. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandr Soltan, 58, resident of Velyka Oleksandrivka (rough translation) "I am an optimistic person, but I am still frightened, as you can see, it (the war) hasn't come to an end yet, there is still shooting, and there is shelling, luckily, these are weapons shooting, and they are shooting Russians, but the war hasn't finished yet, so, so we are still not relaxed" 14. Close of toys under the rubble of Tetyana Patsuk's house, hit by a strike months ago 15.. Sofa under the rubble 16. Wide of Patsuk showing the damage in her house 17. Mid of Patsuk wiping away her tears 18. SOUNDBITE (Russian-Ukrainian) Tetyana Patsuk, (72) resident of Velyka Oleksandivka: "Oh, is a disaster, I have been crying for a month, I am still shocked, can't recover from that feeling: I have lost everything now that I am 72-years-old, and that's it. I was left with nothing. All the clothes are here, everything!" 19. Various of Patsuk showing the basement of her house where she and some neighbours sleep 20. SOUNDBITE (Russian-Ukrainian) Tetyana Patsuk, (72) resident of Velyka Oleksandivka: "There is no house which was not damaged by them (Russians), everything there, everything. It was a disaster, a complete disaster, there was not a single peaceful day. We were hiding (in the shelter), and planting in the garden when there was no shelling" 21. Wide and mid of crater left by a strike and car, and damaged building behind 22. Various of man walking near a destroyed tank 23.  Close of cat walking near the destroyed tank and a damaged building 24. Various of Oleksandr Mikhalchenko, (69), and his wife Natalia Mikhalchenko (68) in the exterior area of their house 25. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandr Mikhalchenko, 69, resident of Velyka Oleksandrivka (rough translation): 26. Mid of gate with the words (Russian) "Time" over the letter Z, and "Mined", on the right side painted on it 27. Wide of gate and building with the letter Z painted on it 28. Various of unexploded device on the sidewalk STORYLINE: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/179b324444ff4751bfbfaea7987edf84