Edmontonians say family in Kyiv forced into bunkers as Russian air strikes rain down
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Anna Reva's sister and her family fled their Kyiv home and now live in a bunker, but can't help but listen to airstrikes targeting their city.
As war rages in Ukraine, Albertans are getting a closer look at what that means for the people living there and how family members in North America are coping with the dangerous situations their loved ones are in.
Anna Reva’s sister and her family fled their Kyiv home and now live in a bunker, they can’t help but listen to airstrikes targeting their city.
“I was taking to my sister just an hour and half ago, she sent me a text that a threat of an air attack as well, they ordered everybody to go hide in the bunkers,” Reva, who is from Ukraine but now lives in Edmonton, said on Friday.
Reva said her sister’s family can’t go above ground.
“It is dangerous because they can hear sirens, they can hear shots, they can hear shelling, they can hear sounds of explosions,” Reva said.
Olga Renneberg is in a similar situation. Her mom is also in Kyiv and is forced to stay in a bomb shelter.
“Right now she is in such place with lots of other neighbours from our apartment building and surrounding buildings,” Olga Renneberg ,who is also from Ukraine but now lives in Alberta, said.
Renneberg said she fears for her moms safety, but hopes Ukrainian forces will be able to stand their ground and wants more help from the international community.
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