Ukrainian military authorities continue minesweeping operations in the village of Moshun, which is 5 kilometers away from the city of Gostomel, where heavy air strikes took place near Kiev.
LONG VEHICLE TAILS HAVE ORGANIZED
People who were evacuated from the village, which was badly damaged during the air raids, have to wait at the entrance of the village, even though they try to return. While the civilians were trying to return to their villages, a long queue of vehicles formed because the authorities did not allow the civilians to the village.
“TOO MANY EXPLOSIVES”
Elderly village resident Aleksander, who did not want to reveal his surname, said in a statement that after waiting for a few hours, he could not enter the village and decided to return to the area where he was temporarily staying.
Aleksander, “We tried to enter the village, but they do not let go. There is too much explosive material. We are not in the village for 45 days, demining continues there. They promised to enter tomorrow.” said.
Village resident Aleksander Murhal, on the other hand, stated that Russian air strikes have continued since the first days of the war and they left the village on March 10. he said.
“80% OF BUILDINGS BOMBED”
Murhal emphasized that about 2 thousand people live in the village and that the infrastructure was in ruins, “80 percent of the buildings in the village were bombed.” used the phrase.
Noting that civilians were killed during the attacks, Murhal said that they wanted to enter the village and bury the bodies.
Tatiana Rebechuk, a 36-year-old woman waiting in the queue, noted that they were at home with her children when the war started. “We couldn’t go out in the first days, we stayed in our place and were in a shelter. It was terrible there, too.” she added.
Rebechuk said that on March 6, the family went to relatives from the village and wanted to return home after the mines were cleared.
Sergey Marganos, who was waiting in his car with his sons to enter the village, stated that they came from 400 kilometers away to enter the village and that they would spend the night in the car if necessary. (AA)