In Ukraine’s ‘Venice,’ nightly drone attacks leave residents with nowhere to hide.
Vylkove, a picturesque town on the Danube, faces increasing strikes with no underground shelters available. Residents like Yulia Kapitan shield their children with their own bodies, while Ukrainian soldiers scramble to protect vital ports using thermal cameras and searchlights.
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Vylkove, a picturesque town on the Danube, faces increasing strikes with no underground shelters available. Residents like Yulia Kapitan shield their children with their own bodies, while Ukrainian soldiers scramble to protect vital ports using thermal cameras and searchlights.
#Ukraine #Vylkove #DroneAttacks #Danube
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00:00In Ukraine's Venice, on the Danube, the town of Vilkovo faces a new nightly reality.
00:05Without basements, residents have no underground shelters, as Russian drone attacks intensify.
00:11Drone raids usually strike under the cover of darkness,
00:14making it nearly impossible for residents to spot them before they hit.
00:18Yulia Kapitan, owner of the Delta Hotel, shields her daughter from the blasts.
00:24I just jump on the bed, cover the child with myself,
00:27because I realized that something was going to happen, and it was somewhere very close.
00:31And I cover her with myself, like this.
00:33And when it's already going down, I tell her,
00:37Milana, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, so that the child doesn't get so scared.
00:41Then a bright flash, the light goes out, it's an explosion, the sound of an explosion.
00:48Well, it always reminds you that something is going to happen to your eyes at that moment.
00:53The Ukrainian military is working to protect Vilkovo's key infrastructure.
00:57Pick-up trucks with machine guns and night-vision technology are used to detect and fight off the drones.
01:07Ukraine claims Russia is targeting port infrastructure and commercial vessels
01:12to disrupt food exports critical to millions across Africa and the Middle East.
01:17As attacks escalate, the people of Vilkovo brace for further nights of uncertainty,
01:22facing the threat without shelter or safety.