Kyiv’s suburbs now look like the hellscape of Stalingrad – but we still have hope | Illia Ponomarenko

  • 📰 GuardianAus
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 41 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 20%
  • Publisher: 98%

Australia Headlines News

Australia Latest News,Australia Headlines

Two weeks ago the streets of our Ukrainian capital were buzzing with life – now it’s a ghost city where solidarity is helping us survive, says Illia Ponomarenko, defence and security correspondent for the Kyiv Independent

Two weeks ago, Ukraine’s capital and its satellite towns were buzzing with life. Now it’s a ghost city where solidarity is helping us survivePhotograph: Roman Pilipey/EPAPhotograph: Roman Pilipey/EPAs I write these lines in Kyiv, my window panes are shaking to the booms of air defence guns intercepting Russian aircraft over the city. On Monday night, the Ukrainian military reported two airplanes had been downed.

Russian missile strikes in Kyiv and beyond are regular news. Incoming artillery rounds suddenly breaking the silence in the night is not a surprise any more. We just accept this as the new normal. It is happening to us, and to cities such as Kharkiv and others. My flatmate, a close friend since my university years, does nothing but sit in the dark and stare at his smartphone. He hopes to catch the smallest piece of news about his family in the city of Mariupol, which is now being besieged and relentlessly shelled by the Russian military.

In the military, there are war zone weddings, with soldiers proposing to their girlfriends at the barricades. And many people have provided a safe haven for those fleeing the hostilities, often packing two or three families in a single-family house

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Sounds like a propaganda piece written by a member of Azov

thanks to Nato Just on Poland jet fighters Poland n US are blaming each other Poland is fearful of Russian black bear While in Ukraine is being bombed everyday with 100s dead

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

UK plans to send anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine, says Ben WallaceDefence secretary says Ukraine desperately seeking more arms as Russian forces try to circle Kyiv Good stuff get what is needed in their in to Ukranian hands aim fire and then take out the next Russian target break the Russians back militarily take out their main assets.
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Huge number of Sydney homes worth $2mIt’s bad news for home buyers as even more areas of Sydney smash through the millions to record eye-watering house prices. Environmental health requires sensible planning & policies. Not using “climate change” to scare people in beautifully planned communities Dom_Perrottet ScottMorrisonMP MarisePayne JoshFrydenberg Stand strong NSW. I’m concerned by data & issues. I’d like to analyse data! Disgusting!
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »

‘Humanitarian corridors’ leading to Russia or Belarus rejected by KyivUkraine president dismisses Moscow’s proposed routes for civilian evacuation as ‘completely immoral’ Safe journey to your enemies homeland - why would you!
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Kyiv readies for assault as Russia tries to pound encircled cities into submissionRussian forces press on with their sieges and bombing of Ukrainian cities, with hundreds of thousands of people trapped in Mariupol as defenders prepare barricades in central Kyiv. Now I understand why the abc was posting news about bread shortages wow they surely are ahead of the game russianswill get their ass kicked Human tragedy getting ready to prove leaders of involved countries that they are psychos beyond imagination. Lesson for common people to choose their leader who cares human life. It's Ego and so called freedom creating human catastrophy
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Russia ‘solving logistics problems’ and could attack Kyiv within days – expertsInfluential thinktank concludes that invading army’s flawed assumptions are gradually being overcome 😘❤️ see my naked photos on the page 😘❤️
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Focus on Kyiv deadlock obscures Russia’s success in south UkraineAnalysis: Advance of Putin’s war machine through key southern cities likely to have major impact on war’s outcome . Behavioural scientists and psychological sciences seem to have no problem with his behaviour and daily acts of aggression by others around the world. How much global research funding will be allocated to effectively address the underlying psychology? .
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »