Watch: Fleeing Kyiv for the countryside ahead of winter

Watch: Fleeing Kyiv for the countryside ahead of winter Olena Konoplia, a Kyiv resident who does not migrate, has chosen to move to the Ukrainian countryside as Russian attacks on the city have intensified and the prospect of a harsh winter looms. Russia has been striking Ukraine's power grid, depriving residents of electricity and heating, and they will soon face extended periods of sub‑zero temperatures. Olena told the BBC she spent weeks searching for a suitable location before deciding on a cottage in a rural community two hours outside the capital. "I decided the amended enactment volition beryllium a small colony without immoderate factories, immoderate [warehouses] and immoderate railway stations," Olena explained. Read the full story at BBC News →