SUCHO Meme Wall Kherson watermelons (deoccupation of Kherson)
Kherson is the main producer of watermelons in Ukraine, owing to its humid climate. After Russia's capture of Kherson in the early days of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, watermelon production in Ukraine came to a halt. Watermelons quickly became a stand-in for the liberation of Kherson from Russian occupiers, and memes associated with watermelons became very popular. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky even joked that he arrived in the recaptured Kherson because he wanted watermelon (link below). Memes about watermelon typically relate to the liberation of Kherson, and many contain notes of retribution for the occupation of Kherson.