"Kyiv, Ukraine – I’m not much of a fighter, but I know the feeling. And if you’ve ever prepared to take a punch to the stomach, you know the feeling, too. The intake of breath. The tensing of the muscles. The knowledge that the blow is coming. The hope that it won’t be too painful. That’s what it’s like in Ukraine, waiting for the next wave of Russian missile strikes. Everyone knows it’s inevitable. It’s just a question of when. And how bad. Since October 10, every few days, Russia has deployed its strategic bombers and warships to unleash aerial devastation on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Cruise missiles have smashed into power plants and water facilities. Most are shot down by Ukrainian air defence. But enough get through to take large parts of the energy grid down completely. ...”
A pedestrian passes by cars covered in snow, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 30, 2022
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