Shaun Walker has spent much of the first fortnight of the war in and around Kyiv. Travelling south to the port city of Odesa, he found even the Russian-speaking population were becoming hardened in disgust at Moscow’s invasionTwo weeks into a conflict that residents barely believed possible, Kyiv is becoming a fortress city. Many have fled west to Europe; the streets, now often fortified with home-made barricades, are eerily quiet.The Guardian’s Shaun Walker has been reporting from the capital since the war began but made a journey south, through the heart of Ukraine, to the port city of Odesa, where many speak Russian rather than Ukrainian but which is now sandbagged and braced for the onslaught. He tells Michael Safi that a Russian attack on the city was almost unthinkable until a fortnight ago, a situation that has bewildered residents and hardened hearts against Putin and his country. Continue reading…
Shaun Walker has spent much of the first fortnight of the war in and around Kyiv. Travelling south to the port city of Odesa, he found even the Russian-speaking population were becoming hardened in disgust at Moscow’s invasion
Two weeks into a conflict that residents barely believed possible, Kyiv is becoming a fortress city. Many have fled west to Europe; the streets, now often fortified with home-made barricades, are eerily quiet.
The Guardian’s Shaun Walker has been reporting from the capital since the war began but made a journey south, through the heart of Ukraine, to the port city of Odesa, where many speak Russian rather than Ukrainian but which is now sandbagged and braced for the onslaught. He tells Michael Safi that a Russian attack on the city was almost unthinkable until a fortnight ago, a situation that has bewildered residents and hardened hearts against Putin and his country.