![]() ![]() “As shelling has intensified, more people have been registering. “We have put signs up everywhere about the free evacuation with the phone numbers to call,” said Dmytro Kovalov, one of the volunteers involved in the evacuations. Last week, Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of its Kupiansk’s most vulnerable residents, due to “constant” Russian shelling. Russian positions are now less than 5 miles away from a city they occupied at the start of the invasion before losing it to Ukraine’s fall counteroffensive in September. Kupiansk police chief Konstiantyn Tarasov says that ever since mid-February, the din of artillery – both the dull thud of outgoing and the sharper whistle of incoming fire – has been getting unnervingly closer. Liuba and Serhei, who gave only their first names for security reasons, are amongst the last remaining 2,500 residents of Kupiansk, a city in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region from which the front line has never strayed too far and to which the Ukrainian authorities fear it may be returning once again. Liuba and her husband are determined to stay in Kupiansk despite the dangers.Maria Avdeeva/CNN Besides it’s getting warmer and with the rainwater we collect from buckets, we will survive.” Serhei, she says, landed with the fridge on top of him, thankfully more shaken than physically injured. The shelling destroyed their neighbor’s home, throwing Liuba and her husband to the floor of their kitchen. She’s standing in what’s left of her garden after it was hit during a particularly bad night a month ago. It keeps them safe, she says with a sad nod of her head. (Kupiansk, UkraineCNN) - The artillery fire gets worse at night, so Liuba and her husband hold hands. Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald Podcast.Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills Podcast.The Resident Builder Podcast with Peter Wolfkamp. ![]() ![]() Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Podcast.Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave Podcast.Simon Barnett & James Daniels Afternoons Podcast.
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