The scenes were out of the question when Russia invaded Ukraine in February and was on the verge of capturing the capital. But this weekend, the people of Kyiv enjoyed the sun and freedom from hostilities and flocked to the beaches along the Dnieper.
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Pictures of residents enjoying the sun in the Ukrainian capital made headlines in many media outlets. The British tabloid wrote: ‘Ukrainians are flocking to the beaches’ daily Mail It shows images that might have been taken from any summer European capital. But it wasn’t long before there were dark clouds on the horizon in Kyiv.
Air defense sirens and missiles
The war is currently taking place at a distance from the big city, but it is raging in the south and east of the country.
On the front, Ukrainian soldiers and civilians die in great numbers every day, and as of last Sunday, Russian missiles hit near Kyiv, according to reports. daily Mail. Kyiv residents are accustomed to hearing air defense sirens.
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several return
There are many bright spots. to me Kyiv Independent More than 50,000 people returned to Ukraine by train in the last month. An increasing number of residents are back, according to the country’s national railway company Ukrzaliznytsia.
A few days ago, the European Union Border Authority announced Frontex 5.5 million Ukrainians have fled to EU countries since the Russian invasion in February. Including those without Ukrainian citizenship, 7.3 million have fled Ukraine to the European Union. But the number of returnees still outnumbered those fleeing. More than 2.5 million Ukrainians have returned to their homeland since the invasion. As of June 9, an average of 37,000 Ukrainians per day traveled from EU countries to Ukraine and Moldova.
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