After a year of war, Kyiv is still standing

January has felt like the calm before the storm.

In less than a month, Kyiv will have lived under the steel wing of war a whole year. At such a time, the city is filled with some anxiety and much anticipation. The hardest winter in Ukraine’s modern history is almost behind it. We’re waiting for spring to come carrying new hope in its flowery backpack. But the arrival of spring would also mean a new round of struggle is about to begin — for Ukraine at large and for Kyiv specifically.