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Following another week of intensive and lethal Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s cities, a composite image has been doing the rounds on Ukrainian social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underneath an old, black-and-white photo of Londoners queuing at a fruit and vegetable stall surrounded by the bombed-out rubble of the Blitz, a second image – this time in colour – creates a striking juxtaposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taken on Saturday, it shows shoppers thronging to similar stalls in a northern suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while a column of black smoke rises ominously in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Bombs can’t stop markets,” reads the caption linking the two images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The night before, as the city’s sleep was interrupted once again by the now all-too-familiar booms of missile and drone strikes, two people were killed and nine others injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The implication is clear. Rather than destroying public morale, Russia’s dramatic ramping up of attacks on Ukrainian cities is conjuring a spirit of resilience reminiscent of 1940s Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I visited the market – with the black fumes still billowing from the missile strike on a nearby warehouse – that sense of fortitude was evident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there was plenty of fear, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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