Hi there! It’s Sean here. So far, I can’t help but feel a sense of awe and amazement at how quickly time seems to be flying by. Therefore, it feels like I was doing my last update only yesterday, but here I am, back in Kyiv, ready to give you another glimpse into the city’s daily life.
Amid Threat of Further Attacks
Unfortunately, my first winter update isn’t as nice as I would have liked it to be. Since I was last here, It’s been a few weeks. However, now that I’m back, I can see things have changed. There was an attack on the park downtown Kyiv a couple of months ago, and I’m standing right next to what was the bomb crater. Despite this, they have just planted new trees, and the playground has been put back together.
Moreover, the first crater was here, and kids were actually playing inside it for a couple of weeks. Despite the uncertainty, Ukrainians kept moving forward and not letting the war stop them. In addition, I can see the red building in the back, which is the university, and scaffoldings and sandbags protecting the Shevchenko monument, one of the city’s most treasured monuments. That’s where the missile hit.
Life in Kyiv goes on.
Despite the tense atmosphere, traffic, bars, and restaurants remain open, and people continue to enjoy themselves out and about. However, there’s a feeling of anticipation in the air as people are unsure when the next attack will occur. As everyone knows that the system has been weakened, there’s an expectation that another strike is imminent, which could cause more outages for an unknown amount of time.
The US and other countries have been providing air defenses to help knock down more missiles, but everyone is just waiting, hoping that the next strike won’t come. It’s a strange feeling, but everyone is trying to stay positive and keep moving forward.
