A BUNKER IN KYIV

A riveting account of courageous resistance from the bestselling author of Balcony Over Jerusalem On 24 February 2022 residents of Kyiv Ukraine woke to the sound of explosions and gunfire as Russian forces attempted to seize Hostomel Airport It marked the beginning of the first land war in Europe since World War II Under the leadership of the charismatic Volodymyr Zelensky a militarized resistance and a civilian army of volunteers combined to defy Vladimir Putin By day visitors to Kyiv might mistake it for any other charming European city But when night falls sirens wail and citizens sleep in bathrooms and bunkers to escape the persistent dangers of incoming missiles This war is fought daily on both the front lines and the home front Resourceful civilians from old punk rockers and bikers to university professors and corporate brand managers provide every bit of help they can outwitting and outmanoeuvring the Russian army with drones cyber tech and sheer ingenuity As Ukraine s long term future captures the focus of global leaders in Russia Europe and the US veteran journalist and ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons takes readers into the heart of a nation under siege He interviews Ukrainians who stand tall in the face of an increasingly brutal co