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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Clea Skopeliti

‘Work, shop, cook, hug, kiss’: life under Russian missiles

A resident walks on the half-ruined top floor of an apartment block in Irpin.
A resident walks on the half-ruined top floor of an apartment block in Irpin. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

We had another spoilt morning on Monday – another massive attack with air sirens. My 11-year-old son was woken by them about 7.30am. We waited until after 10am for the air alert to end. We didn’t have electricity [almost] all day.

My son was scared because of the explosions, saying maybe he shouldn’t go to school. Even when the refrigerator makes [noise] my son reacts because he remembers the missiles and planes. He doesn’t want to be in his room alone after he hears an explosion.

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