On the front line
The early morning of February 24 would change Ukraine forever, as Russian fighters launched bombing and missile strikes across many cities, and armoured units crossed the border.
Ukraine, which was part of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991, has been trying for decades to escape the influence of its aggressive imperial neighbour. The latest attack was a painful recurrence of the country’s past.
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany bombed Kyiv in the early morning. On that day, a grand reopening of the refurbished Red Stadium (now the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex) was due to take place in the Ukrainian capital city centre, with Dynamo Kyiv involved. Yet instead of a sports festival, civilians were left sheltering from bombs dropped on them by enemy aircrafts.
This time, Russia is the aggressor. Yet weeks on from the invasion, Ukraine continues to resist, despite more than1,000 bombs and cruise and ballistic missiles
