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17, when the Defense Ministry announced that it destroyed four drones near her block, she had to sleep in her bathroom for fear of
two years even as residents seek to maintain a sense of normalcy.A month before the Feb
17 drone crash, Voronezh experienced its largest drone attack since the start of the war
Wreckage from one of the downed drones fell into an apartment, injuring a 10-year-old girl and starting a fire
Voronezh.Signs of warIn Voronezh, there are few reminders of the war that is grinding on a couple hundred kilometers away
nowhere and drives off seemingly toward oblivion
Or the hum of airplanes rumbles over the city, and the rest of the world seems to freeze.Other signs of the war are neatly woven into
in the bestsellers section next to Stephen King novels.Ptichka, a coffee shop on a hipster street, is full of its usual clientele of
However, baristas say that in recent months, wounded soldiers from a nearby hospital often come here in the mornings.While authorities work
to keep civilians insulated from the effects of the war, war-related incidents appear to be increasingly disturbing the peace in the
region.In early January, a Russian warplane made an "emergency release" of its explosive payload over a village in the Voronezh region
Four people were injured and more than 100 buildings were damaged.The proximity of the fighting reminded many Voronezh residents of June
two helicopters and a reconnaissance plane were shot down, killing all crew members on board
One of the shells fell into the courtyard of a high-rise building, and an oil depot was blown up on the outskirts of the city.A city street
contract military service, which no one seems to notice anymore
Several pop-up military enlistment offices operate in the city center.In December, Governor Alexander Gusev said the Voronezh region had
of mobilization, which many fear will happen after the election.A contract military service recruitment advertisement in Voronezh.Moscow
Times ReporterThe authorities are pulling out all the stops to maintain the status quo until the presidential election in March
civil discontent.But despite a heavy-handed crackdown on dissent and an exodus of anti-war Russians, some activists have remained in the
I cried a few times," said Grigory, who came to lay flowers on the evening of Feb 16, the day Navalny's death was announced.A makeshift
Times ReporterEnsuring security during the upcoming election is likely to become a headache for the authorities of the border regions as the
from Ukraine and destined for Voronezh, where they were allegedly to be used to carry out a terrorist attack.On Feb
18, another drone was shot down over the city, which, according to the pro-Kremlin media channel Mash, was targeting a local oil storage
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