Residents of cities in path of Russia’s push to capture entire region live in fear of missile strikes
Photograph: Peter Beaumont/The Guardian
Confirming the anecdotal evidence of residents, satellite imaging by Nasa of fires burning along the frontline suggests that Russian artillery shelling has recently diminished. Some analysts suggest that this may be the result of Ukrainian strikes – using newly supplied western artillery systems – on ammunition dumps and command posts, which have degraded Russian capabilities.Mykola Pushkaruk in front of a damaged gymnasium in Kramatorsk.
“During the first week of the war, I evacuated my parents to Dnipro. I tried to start a new life there, get a different kind of job. But I failed. So I came back. I volunteer in exchange for food.”“Life in this city is dangerous,” she said. “We realise that Russia is trying to capture this city. It is OK for now but I don’t want to wait for Russian troops to come here. If I think they are coming, I will leave for Dnipro.
For now, however, the biggest threat to civilians is missile strikes on cities that have turned into garrison towns, full of soldiers, with armour moving on the main roads through the surrounding countryside.which badly damaged nearby houses, locals were already scavenging for materials to use for repairs, piling up recovered doors and pieces of timber.
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