Semblance of normality returns to Kyiv despite war
Two and a half months after Moscow invaded Ukraine, signs of normality have begun to return to the capital Kyiv despite regular air strikes and Russia's ongoing attacks on the country's eastern regions. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports.
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A week after May 9, street life is returning to Kyiv; cafes are open and park benches are no longer empty.
Anti-tank roadblocks have been moved aside onto the pavement but they are ready to be deployed, if necessary. Most people ignore air raid sirens when they go off.
"We try to start normal living now," said Bogdan, a resident of Kyiv.
Public transport is up and running and most of the shops have reopened but sandbags are still in front of the metro stations.
"It's much more calm than it was a few weeks ago," explained another Kyiv resident.
The situation in Ukraine's capital is calm for now but almost everyone living there knows someone on the front line.
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