The humanitarian situation in southern Ukraine is worsening every day. Alexandru Buzike, a special representative of Radio Romania Actualitații, arrived at the frontline where the bombings are taking place every day.

The sounds of sirens have become normal, they can be heard at least ten times a day. The city of Mykolaiv, which before the war had a population of 450,000, is now 60% smaller because the majority decided to leave. In the center of the city there are humanitarian organizations from all over the world that help especially the elderly and the needy.

The pipeline that supplied the city with drinking water was destroyed by the Russians, but it is located in the territory occupied by the occupiers, in the direction of Kherson, and the Ukrainian authorities cannot repair it. Even the governor of the region, Vitaly Kim, who is considered one of the symbols of Ukrainian resistance, stated this.

Photo: Alex Buzică/RRA

If the Russians conquer the region, Odesa will be next on the list of invaders. Therefore, the best battalions of the army from Odesa were sent here to the Ukrainian front in the south, as Serhiy Bratchuk, the spokesman of the Odesa regional state administration, said.

Despite the abnormal life, constant pressure and threats, people try to survive. Most of them calmly sit in long queues to receive a package with food, water and hygiene products.

Photo: Alex Buzică/RRA

“When I got to them, I heard sirens. A rocket flew over the city and we had to hide in an area where the Red Cross was active.

There, to the sounds of rockets and anti-aircraft sirens, I interviewed Arkady Topogyan, the deputy of the Red Cross in the region. He explained to me that the situation is becoming more and more difficult, as the Russian occupiers are constantly bombing the outskirts of the city.

Photo: Alex Muzică/RRA

Most people lost their jobs due to the closure of the companies they worked for. Many of them no longer have income. Elderly people and people who were in a vulnerable position before the war suffer the most.

The main task of the Red Cross is to support these vulnerable population groups. There are 11 humanitarian aid centers, which are visited by almost 3,000 people every day.

Currently, the biggest problem is the supply of drinking water to the city. The head of the Red Cross also told me that the Red Cross brings almost 120,000 liters of drinking water every day.

After the guard was up, I came out of cover. I wanted to get into the administration building, which was bombed by the Russians on March 29 and which is now half-ruined. The Russians attacked the building at 9:00 a.m. Russian time, but no one was there due to the time zone.

At the site of the explosion, I met Lyubov, a woman in her 60s who lives very close by. He told me that now life has a different tone, everything is perceived differently.

“Normality is when not a single rocket falls on the house or you,” says the woman, who is determined to stay in the area despite the danger. “Only my daughter and her family left, I stayed. I’m not afraid of Russians! I have everything I need, they give me water and food, but those in need do not need me yet.

I was scared when the administration was bombed that morning in March… the walls shook, the windows cracked with waves, the building collapsed, but fortunately, nothing happened to me or my house,” the woman says.

Just like her, there are other Ukrainians who have not left their native homes. They are considered a symbol of resistance to the Russians. – says the journalist.