A mother and child embrace a Ukrainian soldier in the central square of Kherson, Ukraine, on Nov. 13, 2022.Anton Skyba The billboards that still line the main road into Kherson promise that “Russia is here forever.” And there were times when residents of this city, which was liberated on Friday by the Ukrainian military, feared that their future was indeed to live as involuntary citizens of the Russian Federation. Through more than eight months of occupation, this city – the biggest prize captured by Russian forces in more than 260 days of war – and the lives of its residents...