According to the "Ukrainian Pravda" report, in a video speech on the evening of the 26th local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused that "our fighters from the front line feel that for many people in the rear, the war seems to be over, which is wrong and unfair." The media previously reported that the Kiev city government has decided to shorten the curfew, postponing the start of the curfew from 11 p.m. to 12 p.m.
According to the Ukrainian Pravda, Zelensky said that "Donetsk region, Nikopol, Saldiv, Sumy region (Russian-Ukrainian) border and Zaporozhye, for those who are far from these regions ... Their minds are also far from the trenches, from the daily suffering of many Ukrainians". He appealed, "Now, as it was a year ago, we cannot stay away from war, even ideologically".
Zelensky also urged every Ukrainian to support "defenders of the country" "as much as possible" and join voluntary fundraisers if they are able.
According to the British "Guardian" previously reported, the Kiev administration announced on the 17th that the city's wartime curfew will be shortened by one hour to promote business. After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in February last year, residents of Kiev and all other Ukrainian cities have been subject to a regional curfew due to security concerns, and those who revel at night must go home or face interrogation, fines and even conscription by police and soldiers on night patrols. The head of the Kiev city government said that the new curfew period will increase the time for public transport, and the shortening of the curfew period "should help reduce social tension, increase production and create new jobs."
According to the Guardian, restaurants, clubs and bars that reopened after the conflict broke out in February last year were forced to bring their closures forward to between 2pm and 8:9pm to give employees time to go home. After the curfew is introduced, the time to place the final order will be postponed until around 10 p.m. and the closing time will be postponed to 10:11 to <> p.m., another step in the city's return to the "new normal".
The Guardian also said that since the curfew imposed at 5 p.m. in May last year, a number of hotels and a few secret bars in Kiev have remained open until late into the night, receiving members of foreign combat forces, other foreigners and a small number of Ukrainians, most of whom are women. Ukrainian men who have not yet entered the war are often anxious about being questioned and receiving a conscription letter, so they usually go home to sleep before the curfew.
(Source: Global Network)