Kyiv residents are facing escalating risks as strikes target civilian infrastructure, forcing daily disruptions to routines. A mother described the fear of sending her child to school amid repeated air raid alerts, spending hours in shelters while normal life grinds to a halt. The city’s mayor has acknowledged that the reality of war has replaced any illusion of peacetime. These firsthand accounts highlight the growing strain on civilians as attacks extend beyond military zones.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridgeEurope live – latest updatesValeriya Tkachenko was dropping her son off at school in central Kyiv when the air raid alert sounded. Staff hurried the children and parents into the shelter, where the frightened lawyer spent the next two hours with her son.“I’m scared to death all day about what could happen to my son,” she said as she emerged from the shelter, already late for work. Continue reading...
