‘Stop Putin’: Kyiv woman calls for peace as brother, husband join Ukrainian forces
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Olga Fayziyeva has moved to her parents' apartment in Kyiv after her husband and brother signed up with Ukrainian forces to defend the country.
As Russian troops continue to pound on several areas of Ukraine, 43-year-old Olga Fayziyeva has moved to her parents’ apartment in Kyiv after her husband and brother signed up with Ukrainian forces to defend the country.
She said when Russia first invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, she couldn’t register the sounds she was hearing from outside her building because she was in deep shock.
“The sound of bombing is not unusual…I could identify it through films or movies…but it was unimaginable at first to think it was happening in Kyiv and Ukraine,” said Fayziyeva in an interview with Global News’ Crystal Goomansingh on Saturday.
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Kyiv remains a key target, with Ukraine and the West saying that Russian president Vladimir Putin aims to topple the Ukrainian government by force.
Heavy fighting was reported across the capital early Saturday, with explosions and artillery blasts heard in several neighbourhoods and on the outskirts of the city before the sun rose. Central Kyiv appeared quiet on Saturday, though sporadic gunfire could be heard.
“It isn’t a nightmare, it isn’t a dream. It’s our reality,” said Fayziyeva who has been staying home, praying for the safety of her husband and brother, and for the war to end.
Both men joined after Ukraine ordered full military mobilization to counter the Russian invasion.
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