GLANCING nervously to the sky as yet another air-raid siren wails, the locals on this bombed-out housing estate are praying the blitz spirit will see them through their darkest hour.
But these are not memories of wartime Britain recalled for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
This is life today in North Saltivka, in Kharkiv, the most-bombed housing estate in Ukraine.
It lies just a few miles from the border with Russia and almost every tower block here has been shelled, leaving the bustling neighbourhood a ghost town after thousands fled.
But incredibly, some steely residents refuse to be driven from their homes, even though many have no windows or running water.
And they remain convinced that — just like in wartime Britain 80 years ago — that determination will eventually see off their bitter enemy.
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