Russian missile attacks shock 8-year-old Angelina
As the war continues to rage, Kyiv residents are still grappling with fear and trauma, with missile and rocket attacks putting them in peril, as experienced by Angelina (8).
Nila Zelinska holds her granddaughter's doll that she recovered from her destroyed home during Russia's invasion in Potashnya on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Zelinska returned after escaping war to find out she is now homeless.
Unlike what some might think, it turns out that not all of the Kyiv area has been damaged by the war. In fact, there are parts of the capital city, especially in the area known as the Right Bank, that have been left completely unscathed by munitions from the Russian offensive, since the country invaded Ukraine on 24 Feb., mainly targeting the northern areas of the city before shifting its focus to the eastern region.
The capital city of Kyiv has two administrative jurisdictions. Kyiv municipality is headed by former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko as mayor, while the regional government is headed by Oleksiy Kuleba. In the early stages of the war, battles raged in the northern areas of the city, leaving Irpin and Bucha under the siege of Russian forces.