Kyiv families endure nightly Russian attacks as winter approaches
Civilians in Kyiv face constant drone and missile strikes, struggling with exhaustion, loss, and survival as temperatures drop.
In Kyiv, families live with the fear of nightly Russian attacks on homes, trains, and petrol stations. Svitlana Dvorchina keeps her two children's beds in a corner, away from windows.
Svitlana doesn't always take them to shelters during air raids; staying home sometimes feels safer. Svitlana's husband, a soldier, died from cancer six months ago.
Olena Klochik lost her younger brother to a landmine just a week ago. Both women speak of catching brief moments of normal life between alarms.
Children study in shelters. The pressure of more than four years of war has become exhausting, with people describing it not as living but as surviving.
- 36
- Svitlana's age
- Eilisai, 11, and Artem, 6
- Children
- 6 months ago from cancer
- Husband's death
- More than 4 years
- War duration
Why it mattersThe human cost of the war shows how ordinary civilians have adapted to constant danger and profound loss.
AustraliaAustralian aid organisations like Caritas Ukraine support care hubs helping Kyiv families cope with war trauma and daily survival.
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