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War in Ukraine: after two years of war, hope persists in Boutcha
War in Ukraine: after two years of war, hope continues in Boutcha – (FRANCEINFO)
In Boutcha, Ukraine, residents do not lose hope on Thursday February 22, even though they have been at war for two years. They maintain confidence in their army.
At a market in Boutcha, Ukraine, Thursday February 22, there is an uneasy calm. Life continues almost normally, two years after the start of the war. A market gardener confides in the France Télévisions teams. The front is several hundred kilometers away, but the Russian threat comes from the sky. “We don’t have time to live, we’re bombarded at least once a week“, she laments.
The market gardener takes the journalists a few kilometers away, where she has always lived. The Russians occupied this village for a month. His house was burned and then completely destroyed. She has lost everything, but she has one hope: the end of the war.
A survivor of the Russian invasion testifies
A few hundred meters away, in Mochchoun (Ukraine), a resident is also a survivor of the Russian invasion. He lives alone in temporary accommodation of less than 10 square meters. “My wife is dead, killed by a Russian shell in the courtyard.”, he confides. The capture of Avdiivka by the Russians did not dampen his optimism about a victory for Ukraine. Despite Russian advances, these Ukrainians assure journalists: they still have confidence in their army.
