- It is fascinating when you come to places that have been under heavy fire that people still, as soon as they can, try to live some kind of normal life, says Norborg in SVT's Morgonstudion.

At the same time, a shadow hangs over the city, he continues.

Bengt Norborg is back in Ukraine together with SVT's photographer Emil Larsson.

- During the night I heard several explosions, heavy shell explosions and of course air raids at regular intervals.

The upcoming Independence Day on Wednesday, commemorating Ukraine's declaration of independence in 1991, is adding to heightened concerns about heavier shelling.

According to Norborg, this is especially true in Kharkiv, which has already had to endure a lot since Russia launched its major invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

- People will crawl into their shelters and stay indoors.

A 36-hour curfew will be announced here in Kharkiv, starting on Tuesday at seven o'clock in the evening.