Russia has allowed the Ukraine conflict to escalate. Now explosions, fear and hunger characterize the lives of many people in Ukraine, especially in Kyiv. Live images from the capital.
Kyiv – On the fifth day after the Russian ruler Vladimir Putin* ordered the invasion of Ukraine, the supply situation is coming to a head. The supermarkets are often empty and going there is too dangerous anyway. On Monday (February 28) people from several cities reported to the German Press Agency that it was becoming increasingly difficult to get groceries. According to a list by the Kiev city administration on Monday, only 37 pharmacies are still open in the entire area of the metropolis with a population of 2.8 million.
Heavy fighting and explosions* are again being reported from several cities – from Kharkiv multiple rocket attacks on residential areas. This feeds the fear that the Russian side could escalate further. Current Maps and visualizations show the impact of the invasion.*
Ukraine war: curfew lifted in Kyiv after Russian invasion – city administration warns citizens
The Kiev city administration declared on Monday morning that people who are now allowed to go out on the streets again after around a day and a half of curfew should not be surprised: anti-tank barriers, new fortifications and other defense structures have been installed in the city due to the Ukraine conflict *. However, the citizens of the Ukrainian capital are urged to stay at home if possible.
In another video speech, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the security forces had eliminated and arrested several sabotage groups. He also warns in a loud voice that potential looters would be “neutralized” without warning under martial law. The Ukrainian General Staff assumes that Kyiv is still the main target of the Russian attack.
Ukraine conflict: live cam shows the current situation in the capital Kyiv
Unarmed against Russian tanks: the mayor of a small town becomes a hero in the Ukraine war
Meanwhile, the mayor of the small town of Dniprorudne, who, together with several unarmed residents of his town, causes Russian tanks to turn around, has risen to become a hero. And surprising to many, Olexander Ussyk, the Ukrainian heavyweight boxing world champion, is also joining the Territorial Defense Volunteer Association. Originally from Crimea annexed by Moscow, he had always avoided criticizing Russia before the war.
But such encouragers bring only brief distraction. Tatjana Kolesnik, an artist from Kharkiv, told the German Press Agency that she heard fighting and impacts in the city throughout the day. The air-raid alarm was also triggered again and again. Then everyone ran into the hallway because her aging mother was too weak to make it down and up the basement so many times. The son is already coughing.
Ukraine conflict turns life upside down in Kyiv – the danger is real
The husbands of Kolesnik’s girlfriends are outside and would dig defensive trenches. The hunger isn’t big enough to send the father out to get something to eat as the noise of battle keeps getting louder. The danger is real: According to local authorities, at least eleven people were killed in the city on Monday by multiple rocket launcher fire.
Kolesnik says she follows the talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates* on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border very closely. She just found out that the house next door had been hit. “I’m all the more waiting for the results of these talks.” (dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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