With a military airfield and control centre to defend, Vasylkiv’s mayor and populace are learning about war in real time
- Russia-Ukraine crisis: live news
Natalia Balasynovych, the mayor of Vasylkiv, woke up at 5.13am last Thursday and thought there was a fireworks display outside.
She quickly realised that, in fact, Vladimir Putin had launched an assault on Ukraine. Missiles were raining down on her town.
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