Citizens of Ukraine are trying not to panic because of the threat of a Russian invasion and live a normal life.
Foreign media talked to the people of the country. In their lyrics, they write about people from Eastern Ukraine who, despite the risks, refuse to leave their homes.
For example, the family of Lyudmila Razimova does not plan to go elsewhere, despite the fact that seven years ago an artillery salvo destroyed part of her house on the Azov coast, writes the British The Telegraph .
“It’s better already on your own land,” the publication quotes the woman.
Media workers explain such moods by the fact that Ukrainians are already exhausted by the war in Donbass. In addition, for the inhabitants of the central and western parts of the country, the war is still something far away.
But The Guardian says that the Ukrainians hope for a peaceful settlement of the situation. So, the Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov writes in an article that he plans to remain calm while planes fly over the country, banks and exchange offices work. In addition, he, along with his wife, plans to come to the celebration of the birthday of one of his friends on February 19 in Kiev.
The Western press also quotes President Vladimir Zelensky, who actively urges citizens not to panic. The American The New York Times writes about this.
Now in Ukraine, the likely threat of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is being actively discussed. Despite this, the country is not going to close its airspace to civil aviation. There are no grounds for such a step today, NSDC Secretary Aleksey Danilov believes.
