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Russian missile strikes “new normal” for Ukrainians

Russian missile strikes “new normal” for Ukrainians

Watch the video: under fire again: for the Ukrainians it has “almost become new”.

A crater gapes in the middle of a street in Novosofivka, a town in the south-east of the . At least two people were killed here in a new round of Russian rocket attacks on Monday, officials said. A local resident describes the moment when the missiles hit: “My two neighbors were killed. They were standing by the car and saying goodbye to their son and daughter-in-law who live in a nearby village. They went out to say goodbye and were killed. Her house is also destroyed.” Air alerts went off across Ukraine on Monday. In the capital Kiev, a meeting between the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, and activists had to take place in an underground bunker. “There has been a wave of rocket attacks on Ukraine, some of them near Kiev. You can imagine what that means for the population, it’s almost become the new normal for them. But it’s having a huge impact on civilians, and this has to stop.” Thousands of civilians sought shelter and warmth in the capital’s subway. According to the governor of Kiev, 40 percent of residents were without electricity on Monday. “I hope there won’t be any major destruction,” says this woman. “They waited until the temperature dropped to -5, -6 degrees Celsius. But we have blankets, sleeping bags, camping gas and the subway. I think we’ll endure it, even if they cause some destruction today.” Meanwhile, Russia also reported destruction on its territory on Monday. Hundreds of kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, two Russian air bases were hit by Ukrainian drone strikes. Three military personnel were killed. Ukraine initially did not claim responsibility for the incident. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a place that had been badly damaged by explosions almost two months ago: a bridge that connects Russia to the Crimea peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Russia spoke of an attack and blamed Ukraine. The government in Kiev has not yet acknowledged this.

Source: Stern

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