August 24, the anniversary of the country’s independence, awaited with fear

In Kharkov (Ukraine), the region is under curfew on the eve of August 24, the date of independence from theUkraine, which also marks the six months of war in the country. “Here, we are used to bombardments. The Americans nevertheless issue a security alert today“, relates Maryse Burgot, special correspondent in Kharkiv (Ukraine), Tuesday, August 23. They fear Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in the hours to come.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed the same fears. “I have to say that [mercredi 24 août] is a symbolic date, the anniversary of the independence of this country, it will also be exactly six months to the day that the Russians began their invasion ofUkraine“, concludes Maryse Burgot. In Kharkiv, it is forbidden to circulate on Tuesday evening August 23, and public gatherings are prohibited in kyiv (Ukraine).