“We had been taking a stroll in Shevchenko Park, which is within the centre of Kharkiv. It was a very nice heat, sunny day. Individuals had been sitting outdoors chatting and consuming coffees.”
Shaun Walker, the Guardian’s central and japanese Europe correspondent, was strolling round a park in Kharkiv, Ukraine, when he heard an explosion within the distance.
“While you regarded round in any respect the individuals, you can simply see this very break up second of hyper-awareness, of stopping of their tracks, nevertheless it was virtually imperceptible. After which this earlier scene simply continued, and other people simply continued getting on with the day, which isn’t that stunning, on condition that, for the previous couple of weeks, just about day-after-day – typically a number of occasions a day – there have been air strikes on Kharkiv.”
Shaun tells Michael Safi in regards to the current Russian advances within the conflict in Ukraine, and the individuals making an attempt to stay close to the entrance line.
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