00:00In Ukraine's Venice, on the Danube, the town of Vilkovo faces a new nightly reality.
00:05Without basements, residents have no underground shelters, as Russian drone attacks intensify.
00:11Drone raids usually strike under the cover of darkness,
00:14making it nearly impossible for residents to spot them before they hit.
00:18Yulia Kapitan, owner of the Delta Hotel, shields her daughter from the blasts.
00:24I just jump on the bed, cover the child with myself,
00:27because I realized that something was going to happen, and it was somewhere very close.
00:31And I cover her with myself, like this.
00:33And when it's already going down, I tell her,
00:37Milana, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, so that the child doesn't get so scared.
00:41Then a bright flash, the light goes out, it's an explosion, the sound of an explosion.
00:48Well, it always reminds you that something is going to happen to your eyes at that moment.
00:53The Ukrainian military is working to protect Vilkovo's key infrastructure.
00:57Pick-up trucks with machine guns and night-vision technology are used to detect and fight off the drones.
01:07Ukraine claims Russia is targeting port infrastructure and commercial vessels
01:12to disrupt food exports critical to millions across Africa and the Middle East.
01:17As attacks escalate, the people of Vilkovo brace for further nights of uncertainty,
01:22facing the threat without shelter or safety.
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