how the people of Kiev resist the Russian siege

Published on 03/07/2022 21:30 Updated on 03/07/2022 21:36

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D.Olleric, B.Vigna, O.Leuta, P.Miet – France 2

France TVs

Kyiv (Ukraine) enjoys on Monday, March 7, a respite that may precede the assault of the Russian army. Civilians were evacuated during the day, and those who remained took action.

On the twelfth day of the war in Ukraine, on Monday, March 7, amazement gave way to action. The people of Kiev set up roadblocks, stack sandbags and erect barricades. Yesterday they were workers, artisans or artists. Today, rifle in hand, they defend the entrances to the city. “We are in territorial defense, and we live nearby. Our task is to protect the infrastructure. Everyone defends his own area,” says the resident of Kiev.

Patients are pouring into the city’s largest children’s hospital. Families and caregivers line up, waiting to be evacuated. Most of the patients will go to Lviv, on the border with Poland. A four-month-old baby, very premature, needs to go to intensive care. In another room, three teenagers are recovering from severe injuries. On Saturday, March 5, they set off to leave Kyiv terrorized by the war. A rocket landed next to them. Doctors have been in the hospital 24 hours a day since the beginning of the war.

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