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In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, life is far from normal. But local businesses are finding their own ways to help civilians who have remained in the city, despite the threat of a Russian attack. FRANCE 24 meets some of the workers keeping the capital supplied with food and medicine.
Residents in Kyiv have been waking to the sounds of shelling as early-morning Russian attacks have targeted residential zones. At dawn on Friday, March 18, a residential building was hit in Sviatoshyn killing four, according to local authorities.
Four hours later, not far from the site of the attack, the chaos of the early hours has dissipated. Smoke, sirens and ambulances have been replaced with civilians, coming and going with shopping trolleys.
At a high-end supermarket some shelves are empty but overall the store is well-stocked. There is meat, coffee and hummus, and even the trendy fermented health drink kombucha.
At the back of the store a queue is forming near a bread counter that is selling fresh baguettes cooked on site. Manager Iryna Gorshkova says the supply problems experienced in the first few days of the war have mostly been resolved.
The supermarket chain is managing to supply its 240 branches throughout Ukraine more or less successfully. “We still have some problems, but we have been able to resume online orders and home deliveries. Those are really important for the elderly,” Gorshkova says.
“The supermarket is running today thanks to the employees,” she adds. “Some are coming to work on foot, because there is almost no public transport left.” Others have stopped…
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Source : france24
