The last few days in Kyiv were “quiet.” Two days ago, a Russian fighter plane was shot down and crashed 6 kilometers away from my house. From that time I have heard nothing about attacks on Kyiv, but I still hear the sirens and read about air raid alerts in a special app that was made to warn people about danger. The sirens remind us that not far from Kyiv, there are battles and the threat is still real. Most Kyiv citizens realize that this “silence” doesn’t mean we’re safe.
Today I visited a few supermarkets to buy food. A week ago the queues were long, and it was difficult to buy meat, bread, milk products, eggs, but now the situation has changed. Today I found all kinds of products. In the official app of the Kyiv City Administration, there is a map with supermarkets and pharmacies that work today in the city. Also public transport is partially working.
A lot of people left the capital of Ukraine. On the streets of Kyiv, I mostly see men and older people.
Today I drove through the city and saw a lot of security checkpoints where representatives of the Territorial Defense are on duty. They check the cars and try to find the sabotage groups. Czech hedgehogs (anti-tank obstacles) have been installed on strategic roads. Also there are a lot of dugouts in the city.
I think Kyiv is ready to meet the enemy. A lot of people are working together to defend their city.