Ukraine’s Battlefield Gains May Be Pushing Putin to Shift Focus to Early Winter Strikes, ISW Says
Residents are weighing temporary moves as attacks damage power and transport links, with Kyiv reporting 13 deaths and more than 160 injuries in late September.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko suggested residents with friends or relatives outside the capital consider leaving temporarily, stating the city faces a "very dramatic situation" where "today the issue is survival."
- Russia began stepping up attacks on Kyiv in late August and early September, striking bridges across the Dnipro River and petrol stations. Daily attacks from September 22 to 28 killed 13 residents and injured more than 160.
- Iryna is considering leaving because her three-year-old daughter Polina suffers from extreme anxiety and new symptoms after each shelling. "We had two missile attacks this year," Iryna says, citing the family's trauma.
- Mother of two Mariia Shostak plans to take her children to Hurghada, Egypt, to avoid another difficult winter, while Olena Konoplia moved to a rural village two hours outside Kyiv to escape potential Russian targets.
- A September survey by Gradus found 40% of Ukrainians were considering relocating if conditions deteriorate, though analyst Evgeniya Blyznyuk notes most residents remain reluctant to leave until conditions become "really unliveable.
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As Russia intensifies its campaign of strikes against bridges and energy facilities in Kyiv ahead of winter, the Ukrainian capital is moving into survival mode, Mayor Vitali Klitschko told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in an interview.
MAYOR of Kiev Vitali Klitschko is warning that Russian attacks are threatening electricity and heating supplies ahead of winter and is urging citizens to consider temporarily leaving the city.
The mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klicko, advised the citizens, if possible, to leave the capital of Ukraine temporarily because of Russian attacks.
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Naslovi.netVitali Klitschko says that those who have relatives and friends outside of Kyiv should temporarily leave.
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MediafaxThe strikes have already caused interruptions in electricity supply and problems in water supply. The Mayor of Kiev recommends that people leave the capital temporarily: "It's a matter of survival, it appears first on Romania TV.
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