Adaptation of Kyiv's Citizens in the Midst of War

The threat of a Russian attack has not disappeared in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The local residents have adapted to a new situation full of threats of war that envelop their daily lives.

KOMPAS/HARRY SUSILO (ILO)

Ukrainian citizens who have just returned to Kyiv miss their family at Kyiv Station, Ukraine, Wednesday (6/8/2022). The atmosphere in the city of Kyiv began to be crowded as more and more Ukrainians displaced by the war returned to their hometowns. Of the 3.6 million Ukrainians who fled to Poland, about 1.58 million have returned to Ukraine.

KYIV, KOMPAS — A segment of the residents in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, are trying to adapt to and live with the new normal. This effort is being carried out, even though the country has been and is still being pounded relentlessly by Russia since 24 February 2022.

The new normal with the new adaptation was seen in the city of Kyiv, on Wednesday (8/6/2022) afternoon local time. Shopping centers, restaurants and kiosks that had been operating began to be filled with local residents. In Guliver Mall not far from Kyiv city center, for example, residents flocked to a supermarket to shop for their daily needs. Others just washed their eyes at the mall.