US official cites Russian ‘laboratory of horrors’ and possible ‘sham referendum’ in Ukraine

Published June 10, 2022 12:00am ET



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While much of the fighting in Ukraine is concentrated in the city of Sievierodonetsk, one U.S. official is highlighting the situation in the nearby city of Kherson, near the Crimean Peninsula, for its depravity.

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