Residents keep rebuilding as repeated strikes hit a weapons plant, a metro station and a market that was destroyed in May, officials said.
Residents of Kyiv's historic Lukianivka neighborhood share a dark joke: Russian strikes hit so frequently, they deserve military service documents for living on the front line.
A Soviet-era weapons plant in the district has become one of Russia's most frequent targets in Kyiv, with its roof blackened by repeated strikes.
Director Mykhailo Miskun and his troupe perform comedies in the Mala Opera basement to lift spirits, while residents like Alyona Lukianets rebuild businesses near the ruins.
Between strikes, residents sweep up shattered glass and board up windows as Lukianivka is restored, with Ukraine's first McDonald remaining open beneath a heat-warped sign.
Real estate agent Dmytro Zhekov acknowledges the risk when pitching properties, telling prospective renters, "This is a place in the danger zone. If you are all right with that, then we can see it.
The Lukianivka neighborhood, where there is a Soviet-era weapons factory, has become a recurring target of Russia's attacks on the capital of Ukraine Read
Residents of the historic Lukianivka neighbourhood in Kiev share a dark joke: Russian attacks hit the area so often that they should be issued with military service documents, as if they lived in the front line of the war.