It has been more than 11 weeks since Ukrainian troops retook Kalynivske, in Kherson province, from Russian occupation. But liberation has not lessened the hardships faced by residents, both those who returned home and those who never left.
At the height of winter, the remote area, not far from an active front line, has no power or water. The sounds of war are never far away.
Russian forces withdrew from the western side of the Dnieper River, which bisects the province but still controls the eastern side.
A near-constant barrage from just a few miles away, and the danger of leftover mines, have made normality an elusive dream.
