Last Sunday, Kiev was a noisy European city with coffee, artwork in every corner and fresh sushi served until midnight. Today, 1 week later he returned to the war zone.
Only siren noises, blows, side-to-side explosions are heard in the city. The transformation of the city after the Russian attack seems almost surreal.
Just 1 week ago the park Dniprovs?kyy was filled with cyclists and runners who "shfrtify" the sun to enjoy physical activity in nature.
The traffic-empty park lies on an island across the river from the old town, where children are all the time playing, running or watching ducks swim. Today, the same city is rocked by a river of news reports of successive incidents A 6-year-old boy was killed by gunfire. Blocks of apartments that are destroyed, the reservoir dam also destroyed, deserted roads, etc., cause the once noisy Kiev to dominate everywhere in the air the feeling of horror.
Many have left the capital, as the only chance to escape the attacks, began the exodus with bags in their hands and a keen desire to live.
They were the same people you saw a few days ago as they shopped in Kiev shops, sat on the main boulevards or dined in elegant restaurants. Today, they're hiding in bunkieres, parking lots, or subway stations to escape bombing.
Instead of going out with friends, enjoying the sun and nature, today they are sleeping on the floor, perhaps uneaten, but powerful enough to calm the children and explain to them why they cannot go to gardens or schools.
Despite the friend and unimaginable suffering, Ukrainian citizens are showing determination and bravery to take an example.
At a hotel where journalists from Western countries in the centre of the capital are staying, staff are in charge. Although they could be near family members at such a delicate time, they are trying to alternate food, water and blankets to shelter so that everyone can survive.
And the streets of Kiev, once blocked by tiring traffic, are now empty. The electronic signals that last week showed traffic update today have only one message: "Glory to Ukraine"!
Adapted by CNN
