fearful that if the russians take eastern ukraine, they could come back for a second try here. until two months ago, kyiv families would picnic in these forests. now, they have new dwellers. soup? translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through. and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly, knowing that we are here. but it s no smooth ride towards calm for ukraine s capital, on edge after several attacks in the past few days by russian long range missiles. air raid siren wails. that s another air raid siren that s just gone off but, as you can see, people are kind of shrugging it off now. it s a pretty frequent occurrence but a reminder that the threat
i don t know, ten kilometres, 20 kilometres, 30 kilometres, i don t know. and still, they deepen the defence, fearful that if the russians take eastern ukraine, they could come back for a second try here. until two months ago, kyiv families would picnic in these forests. now, they have new dwellers. soup? translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through. and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly, knowing that we are here. but it s no smooth ride towards calm for ukraine s capital, on edge after several attacks in the past few days by russian long range missiles. air raid siren wails that s another air raid siren that s just gone off but, as you can see,
firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place. spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago, and they re in this for the long haul because they now know that the threat to the very existence of their country will continue. forthose dug in, reminders of the life they left behind two months ago, when russia thought it could barge into kyiv with little resistance, and when ukraine s residents became its protectors. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv.
through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place. spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago, and they re in this for the long haul because they now know that the threat to the very existence of their country will continue. forthose dug in, reminders of the life they left behind two months ago, when russia thought it could barge into kyiv with little resistance, and when ukraine s residents became its protectors. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. our diplomatic correspondent
great britain sent us these weapons. it says anti tank missiles from britain. yes, yes. and when was the last time that you used this weapon here? secret. translation: the russians were three or four kilometres from us, firing with mortars and artillery. if they return, without our resistance, they could storm through, and they will make an effort to do so again. but i think the residents of kyiv can sleep more soundly knowing that we are here. a whole infrastructure is in place. spots where kyiv families would picnic now have new dwellers. soup? it still feels astonishing to see how a modern european capital has suddenly been taken back to the trench filled warfare of decades ago, and they re in this for the long haul because they now know that the threat to the very existence of their country will continue.