as the attacks on ukraine intensify, how do the children cope growing up underfire? at 12 years old, lera has been learning to walk again, after the blast that shattered one of her legs and burned the other very badly. passing over the holes left by shrapnel. ..lera points out where she and herfriend, kseniya, came that morning to sell bracelets they d made themselves. she didn t hear the air raid siren. missile whooshes. the russian missile smashed right into the heart of chernihiv. it was a hot holiday weekend and the streets were crowded. seven people were killed that day, including a child, and dozens were injured. but the missile exploded just metres away from here. ..its shards slicing into buildings and people all around. when russian troops invaded ukraine in 2022, they never took chernihiv but they did occupy much of this northern region. the ruins are a reminder of the weeks when the city was under siege and under constant fire. the russians were eventually forced
at 12 years old, lera has been learning to walk again, after the blast that shattered one of her legs and burned the other very badly. passing over the holes left by shrapnel. ..lera points out where she and herfriend, kseniya, came that morning to sell bracelets they d made themselves. she didn t hear the air raid siren. missile whooshes. the russian missile smashed right into the heart of chernihiv. it was a hot holiday weekend and the streets were crowded. seven people were killed that day, including a child, and dozens were injured. but the missile exploded just metres away from here. ..its shards slicing into buildings and people all around. when russian troops invaded ukraine in 2022, they never took chernihiv but they did occupy much of this northern region. the ruins are a reminder of the weeks when the city was under siege and under constant fire. the russians were eventually forced to retreat, and life slowly returned to the streets. then, last august, the city th
is a nervous place again. covered in the scars of the first russian assault, it s braced for another. not far from here, russian troops have crossed the border again. vladimir putin says they re not planning to take kharkiv but ukraine has learned never to trust him. when the sun goes down over saltivka, the lights don t come on any more. russia has been destroying power plants across this country. angelina has adapted to the blackouts.
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