Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this Thursday, February 24, a “special military operation” in the Donbass region of Ukraine. In the last few hours, Ukrainian journalists and citizens have reported explosions and attacks across the country.
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Among them is the Mexican ‘youtuber’ Alex Tienda, who is in Ukraine and documented through their Instagram stories the first bombings in the city of Kiev.
Store showed how, around 5:07 in the morning in the country, the bombardments began to be heard. Following this, he documented how he has to leave the building he was in and commented that, like him, several people have run into the streets looking for a place to take refuge.
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“Friends are already attacking here. They just attacked here in the city I’m in. They are bombing. Shots were heard near the city and two explosions were heard just now, ”Shop commented on her Instagram stories.
He also added: “The media is officially here. This city is under attack. Some explosions and gunshots were heard in the distance.”
Also on his Twitter account, the ‘influencer’ has commented on what he is experiencing at the moment: “They are bombing the whole city. I am holed up in a basement with other correspondents from all over the world. explosions are heard.”
Tienda was finishing an interview with “CNN” in Spanish when he heard the first bombardment. In the middle she told him how the Ukrainians deal with the situation of tension with Russia.
He asserted that Ukrainians live a full life and that they prefer not to read the news since, according to him, they have been hearing about the conflict for 8 years and are already tired.
The content creator uploaded a video to his YouTube channel on February 23. In this he explained to his followers the diplomatic problems they have with Russia.
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It is not the first time that Alex Tienda has faced a situation like this, since he has dedicated himself to documenting the harsh realities they face in countries such as Afghanistan and North Korea.
Finally, the “youtuber” is fine and says that the plan is to move to another city to be safe. He points out that the streets and trains are blocked. He also assures that not being Ukrainian favors him because in itself Russia would not have problems with him.
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