(7 Apr 2022)
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Chernihiv, Ukraine - 7 April 2022
1. Various of building destroyed by strike in Chernihiv city center
HEADLINE: Russians retreat, leave behind devastated city
2. Various of destroyed buildings and rubble
ANNOTATION: Russian forces have largely withdrawn from Kyiv and the north of Ukraine, including the besieged city of Chernihiv, which was cut off for weeks.
3. People walking by fallen trees and debris on the sidewalk
4. Wide of hole caused by strike full of water and destroyed house
ANNOTATION: The Russians are moving their troops to eastern Ukraine, leaving behind a trail of death and devastation in the north.
5. Resident Vladimir Tarasovets speaking in front of destroyed neighborhood
ANNOTATION: Resident Vladimir Tarasovets said the seige was very hard. Residents had no light, heat or water as the Russians bombed the city, causing huge fires.
6. Various of people surrounding van go receive food in yard of school
7. ANNOTATION: Traumatized residents lined up to receive food and supplies from volunteers.
8. Volunteers in classrooms with boxes to distribute
9. Close of bread
10. Close of aspirin boxes
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Viktiriia Veruha, volunteer coordinating the aid distribution:
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"Right now it's good days, right now, at last we can bring food. So it still is not a safe place, still we have no electricity, but now at last we can bring some food, some medicine, and it's good news, and evacuate people from Chernihiv it's also very important because we don't know what it will be in (the) future."
12. Volunteers in classroom with boxes of food and supplies
13. People in line to get aid outside a school turned into aid distribution point
STORYLINE:
Over a week after Moscow announced it would concentrate its forces in eastern Ukraine, invading forces have largely withdrawn from Kyiv and the north - including the besieged city of Chernihiv.
The change of Russia's focus brought relief to Chernihiv, a city near Ukraine's northern border with Belarus that was encircled and cut off for weeks.
The departed troops left behind twisted buildings and traumatized residents, who clambered over rubble and passed cars destroyed by the fighting.
Local resident Vladimir Tarasovets it was particularly scary at night, when due to shelling many parts of the city were in flames.
Dozens of people were lining up for food, diapers and medicine on Thursday at a shattered school now serving as an aid distribution point.
The blackboard in one classroom was chalked, "Wednesday the 23rd of February - class work."
Russia invaded Ukraine the next day, besieging Chernihiv as its troops tried to sweep south towards the capital.
"At last we can bring food," said Viktiriia Veruha, who was distributing aid at the school. "We can now bring food, medicine, and we can evacuate people from Chernihiv, which is also very important."
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