Newsweek has been reaching out to Ukrainians who're within the nation to attempt to get a way of what's taking place on the bottom for its Voices from Ukraine characteristic. Documentary filmmaker Vika Haiboniuk, 29, contacted us on Friday from her residence in Rivne, a metropolis of some 240,000 about 200 miles west of Kyiv, the capital metropolis. That is what she advised us.
"Right this moment [Friday, February 25] I awoke at 6 a.m. to the sound of explosions," Haiboniuk advised Newsweek. "Rivne airport was hit [by a Russian] air strike. Nobody was damage, although."
She stated that folks fleeing the combating in different elements of Ukraine have been coming to the Rivne area, as a result of to date it has been comparatively secure.
However that seems to be altering.
"Right this moment we had 4 air strike alarms with sirens going off," Haiboniuk stated. "Individuals have been requested to cover in basements and bomb-proof shelters to be secure."
She stated the town has established a nighttime curfew from 10 p.m. to six a.m.
The BBC reported that the mayor of Kyiv put a curfew in place at 10 a.m. EST on Saturday that was to stay in pressure till 1 a.m. EST on Monday.
The mayor stated that anybody discovered on the road throughout the curfew "will likely be thought-about members of sabotage teams of the enemy," the BBC reported.
Haiboniuk, who studied journalism in the USA earlier than returning to Ukraine, was simply married final fall, and has now discovered her husband could also be going to battle.
"Right this moment my 28-year-old husband, alongside together with his 5 associates, signed up for the navy," she stated. "They're on a ready listing."
"The streets are empty," Haiboniuk stated. "Individuals are staying residence."
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