War-weary Kyiv residents reflect on New Year
(1 Jan 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv - 1 January 2023 1. Pan of Kyiv 2. Mid of bridge 3. People walking on promenade overlooking city 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Evheniya Shulzhenko, 25, from Bakhmut: "Of course it was hard to celebrate fully because we understand that our soldiers can't be with their family." 5. Mid of Shulzhenko and her husband 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Evheniya Shulzhenko, 25, from Bakhmut: "I was proud to be Ukrainian, I was proud of the president of my country. And yeah, it (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech) was really powerful I think." 7. Wide top shot of district of Podil 8. Family taking photos with view of city 9. Wide of St. Andrew's Cathedral 10. Woman taking photo 11. Wide of Oleksander Dugyn and his family 12. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksander Dugyn, 55, local resident: "We were on the left bank. We saw with our eyes how the air defence worked. There were explosions, blasts, we already know the sound of rockets, we know the moment they fly, we know the sound of drones, the sound is like the roar of a moped. Unfortunately, we hold on the best we can.” 13. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksander Dugyn, 55, local resident: “We underestimated the plans and position of Russia in relations to Ukraine. We treated them very gently even after 2014.” 14. Mid of St. Andrew's cathedral 15. Pan of woman walking dogs 16. Wide of woman walking her dog 17. Various of person looking at view of Kyiv STORYLINE: War-weary Ukrainians in Kyiv reflected on Sunday on the new year following a night of Russian missile attacks. Shortly after midnight, sirens rang across the capital followed by a Russian barrage of missiles that interrupted the few celebrations Ukrainians could have at home. Walking in a park that overlooks the city, local residents took advantage of a quiet morning on Sunday. Hours earlier blasts from incoming rockets and drones marked the skies over Kyiv. Evheniya Shulzhenko recently moved to Kyiv from Kharkiv, which has experienced some of the heaviest fighting during the war. She said her New Year celebrations had been subdued as she thought of the soldiers on the frontline away from their families. And she added that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's end-of-year speech had lifted her spirits and made her proud to be Ukrainian. Nearby Oleksander Dugyn and his family were walking in the park. They had spent the New Year with friends - but instead of fireworks he said the family had observed from their windows the sparks caused by Ukrainian air defence systems. "We already know the sound of rockets," he said. "We know the moment they fly, we know the sound of drones, the sound is like the roar of a moped. We hold on the best we can.” AP video shot by: Renata Brito =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
