![]() ![]() And people say that they're coming to accept this. People are - they seem sort of hardened to it. Often, when you're talking to Ukrainians, there's a kind of fascinating thing that I've noticed. INSKEEP: And then, how different is the mood in the city as a result of that?īEAUBIEN: You know, it's actually really interesting, Steve. But we're clearly seeing civilians are getting killed around us here in Kyiv. So President Putin has called these precision strikes on military infrastructure. And we were watching the people from the morgue load bodies into a white van in body bags there. There's probably more than a dozen cars that were blown up in that intersection. And there was all these people who clearly were on their way to work. There was an intersection on the other side of the park that was just completely blown apart. This morning, I was over at Shevchenko Park. But what about other things that have been struck that you've seen as you move around the city?īEAUBIEN: Yeah. And energy headquarters - again, used by civilians but conceivably, at least, a military target. I guess you could argue that's a military target, conceivably. If you're talking about a railway station, it's used by civilians. INSKEEP: Jason, I'm trying to draw a distinction in my mind, anyway, between a military and a civilian target. But now some people are definitely trying to get out of town. So people have been getting quite used to things being - yeah - somewhat normal, normal life coming back. This is the first attack since June to actually strike the capital proper. Things have been quite calm in Kyiv in recent months. People just flooded out of here, trying to look for safer places. And you saw that when the initial attack happened in February. Do you mean that people are now fleeing, seeing that Kyiv is under assault again?īEAUBIEN: Yeah, absolutely. It seems like there's a lot of people trying to get out of town, to get out of the way. But here at the train station, it's very busy. There's not many people out on the streets. One interesting thing is that throughout most of the city, it's really quiet. There was one of the missiles struck very close to the train station, hit an office building, which actually housed - it's the home of one of the largest energy companies here in Ukraine. INSKEEP: What are you witnessing as you move around the city?īEAUBIEN: So right now, I'm over at the train station. So what is the Russian response? NPR's Jason Beaubien is in Kyiv. These days, it's used to supply Russian forces that are retreating in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin personally opened the bridge after Russia illegally seized Crimea back in 2014. ![]() People woke Saturday to images of the partial destruction of that bridge from Russia to Crimea. This comes after multiple Russian setbacks, including an explosion on a symbolically important bridge. Ukraine's State Emergency Service says at least 11 people were killed and more than 60 wounded. The turtles typically breed during the monsoon months in central India and during dry months in other areas, according to the Wildlife Institute of India.Russian missiles hit multiple Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, today. The Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle, also known as the small-headed softshell turtle, is native to northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan, where the animals live at the bottom of deep freshwater rivers and streams. Turtle experts at the zoo say nests are often tough to find in the enclosure, as the turtles like to lay their eggs overnight and cover them with dirt. Some of the turtles hatched in their habitat, while most of the eggs were stored in an artificial incubator to create the optimal conditions for survival. The eggs were found in two separate nests. "This is a thrilling moment for us at the San Diego Zoo, and an incredible step forward in the conservation of this species," said Kim Gray, curator of herpetology and ichthyology at the San Diego Zoo, in a statement. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, which operates the zoo, announced the discovery on Monday. All that time, zoo staff had been hoping they would one day reproduce. Three Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles have been at the zoo for more than 20 years. ![]() It makes the zoo the first accredited organization in North America to hatch and raise the species. Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle species, which is native to South Asia. In a first for North America, an endangered species of turtles has bred at the San Diego Zoo. ![]()
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