Celebrations in the liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson after 8 months of Russian occupation over the weekend have given way to some devastating assessments of the extent of the death and damage there. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the area overnight – he says investigators have so far uncovered evidence of more than 400 war crimes being committed. Residents – who will be without electricity and running water for some time due to damaged infrastructure – also say that the Russians heavily looted the city, stealing household goods, valuable art, and even animals from Kherson’s zoo. Moscow denies its soldiers deliberately target civilians. Zelensky says the liberation of the southern city is the “beginning of the end of the war”, but NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that “we should not make the mistake of underestimating Russia.”