In the fog of war, rumors are king. Are the caterpillars that residents of the Kiev suburb of Obolon hear early in the morning from the Russian or Ukrainian army? Or, as the Ukrainian military later said, were they Russian soldiers posing as Ukrainians?
In the city streets, panic and determination battle for preeminence. City officials tell Obolon residents to stay indoors to avoid “acute military operations.” At the same time, the Ministry of Defense is calling on them to ‘make Molotov cocktails to neutralize the occupying forces’.