Debris, broken glass and bodies were strewn around a market in Kherson city, which lies on the western bank of the Dnipro river, a de-facto front line between Russian forces in the east and Ukrainian forces in the west. Local residents describe the moment the Russian strikes hit the city: "Everything happened very quickly, we didn't understand anything, we only heard an explosion, it was dark, there was dust, and something hit me on the head," says Anya. Seven people were killed in the attack, as the nation held a moment of silence to mark a major public holiday honouring troops, authorities said. IMAGES