“Mykolaiv…. We have received information from the Circular Defense team… 12 tanks have broken through from the Kakhovka side, and enemy forces are following them.” It’s Saturday 26 February 2022, shortly after midday. Vitalii Kim, governor of Mykolaiv Oblast in southeastern Ukraine, talks into his phone camera from his office. His voice is steady, flat, seemingly unfazed by what’s about to happen.