and here, west of kyiv, the aftermath of a deadly missile attack in the town of zhytomyr. the target may have been an air base nearby, but family homes were destroyed. oleg rubak stands calmly in the rubble, but he has lost his wife. she was the light of my life, he says. she s the best thing that s happened to me. but i m trying to keep myself together because of one reason i still have parents and a daughter. in the capital today, sirens wailing deserted streets. that echo fear and dread. ..so liliya romanova
the aftermath of a deadly missile attack in the town of zhytomyr. the target may have been an air base nearby, but family homes were destroyed. oleg rubak stands calmly in the rubble, but he has lost his wife. she was the light of my life, he says. she s the best thing that s happened to me. but i m trying to keep myself together because of one reason i still have parents and a daughter. in the capital today, sirens wailing deserted streets. that echo fear and dread. so, lilia and her daughters have gotten used to going below ground.
KYIV Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed no let-up in his invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, even as the warring sides met for ceasefire talks and Kyiv demanded safe passage for besieged civilians.After the fall of a first major Ukrainian city to Russian forces, Putin appeared in no mood to heed a global clamour for hostilities to end as the war entered its second week.