Imagine Ukraine...

In this edition’s Imagine Ukraine column, we have a picture of the Antonovsky Bridge from August 2021, which was chosen by Ukrainian journalist, literary critic and essayist Tetyana Ogarkova. She was reminded of this picture a year later, on 11 November 2022, when the bridge was destroyed following the departure of the last Russian troops from the city of Kherson. Here is what she says about this this photograph:

The Antonovsky Bridge in the Kherson region

"This picture of the Antonovsky Bridge dating back to August 2021 seems like it's from another life. It's the western bank of the Dnipro in Kherson, in southern Ukraine. We love our beautiful country and the wonderful Kherson region. It's 11 November 2022. Today is an unbelievable day. It is impossible to look at the Kherson bridge without crying. This strategic bridge has collapsed, but the city of Kherson has finally been liberated. There are so many places in the Kherson region that still need to be liberated. And everything needs to be rebuilt. But everything will work out. We believe in the armed forces of Ukraine, we support our defenders. One day we will come back to the Kherson region for good and the Antonovsky Bridge will be rebuilt and will stand again".