Russia’s navy is said to have 40 cruise missiles aimed at Ukraine and has warned of “increased attacks” but this has not halted the humanity of Kyiv's locals who have flocked to the city's riverside beaches in an act of defiant relaxation, seen on Monday (June 13).
The signs warn that the area is unsafe and that the water isn't meant for swimming but dozens of residents take their needed escape on these Dneiper River shores.
"In general, it is disturbing [the air raid sirens and missile warnings], of course, but life needs you to relax a little. Of course, I'm worried about what is happening in the country, but I lie down and rest, we're used to it now," a local named Viktor said to the camera, saying that he was now unemployed as an HVAC installation expert.
Dozens relaxed on the sand while others took a dip in the Dnieper river despite ongoing bombardments at Kharkiv and Dnipro in the country’s north and centre.Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said yesterday there was no danger of an attack on the capital, but warned a threat could quickly emerge.
Russia’s navy is said to have 40 cruise missiles aimed at Ukraine and has warned of “increased attacks”.
Alexander from BUCH: Even if you take ... only recently they forgot about covid, and how many people died per day, right? And to compare with official reports how many people are dying in this region now, I don’t think you should worry too much about these warnings, which are often false, to put it bluntly.
Viktor (from Donetsk): The air raid simply reminds us that there is a war going on in the country. Knowing that those missiles that fly at us simply change their trajectory. That is, if there was an old missile system, when the missile set a course and flies ... And that's why an alarm is announced in different areas? Because it flies and changes course. And the people do not know, and the military (do not know) where it will go. It's just that they happen more often because of this, and people ignore these anxieties. They do not think that they will "fly". They just hope for the best. In general, it is disturbing, of course, but life, summer, good nature still pull you into nature to relax, just like after work, relax a little.
Nastya: Actually, we are afraid. But to be honest, you actually get used to it. And sometimes you are more afraid of it, for example, in the evening, sometimes you are less afraid. We do not always react, let's be frank, because at the beginning (of the war), because at the beginning we were constantly in basements and bomb shelters. And now we try to go either to the vestibule of the apartment or between the two walls of the corridor or, when it's very scary, we go down to the bomb shelter not far away. Already, to be frank, less often. Because, as far as I know, Kyiv is well protected.
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In general, we try not to poke there, both in officially prohibited and in non-officially prohibited places. Because it's actually very dangerous. I know, I thought so when I arrived in Kyiv, it seemed to me that everyone around was saboteurs, even in the subway. All the same, you are always very careful all the time. And now we don't go anywhere, except for some civilized places. Although of course you want to. I want to go into the wild, where we used to go. But no, there is a war in Ukraine and we do not forget about it, and you will not forget.
Victor (left without a job): Of course, I'm worried about what is happening in the country, but so that I have some kind of fear, then no. (Where to run if there is an air raid?) Nowhere, I sleep at home. Where to run? You can't run away from your destiny. As it should be, so it will be. (and if it sounds on the beach? Anxiety?) Nothing, I lie down and rest. We're used to it, we don't react to it at all. Like everyone else (in fact, life goes on and this is a protest against the war?) It seems that you can say so (do you go in for sports every day?) No, I try to come 2 times a week. And so in general a turnstile next to the house. And today my sister and I came to sunbathe, relax, get vitamin D. (Why not at work?) But there is no work, lost due to the fact that the war, our company has suspended work. Therefore, I am now unemployed, sometimes something appears (and what did I do?) I am an installer, an installer of clean air automation systems and air conditioning in hospitals, factories, all that.
