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Kyiv as a refuge after Kabul's fall
Summary
A look back at 18 August 2021 and two reports from Ukraine's news cycle in the days before it.
What did Ukraine's news look like on 18 August 2021? Two reports from the preceding days stood out, one concerning Kyiv's role as a destination for evacuees from Afghanistan and the other a death in Kryvyi Rih.
On 17 August 2021, it was reported that Sahraa Karimi, a well-known Afghan film director and general director of the state film company Afghanfilm, had been evacuated from Afghanistan to Kyiv after the Taliban captured Kabul. Her evacuation placed the Ukrainian capital within the wider flight of Afghans from the country.
On 15 August 2021, the mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Kostiantyn Pavlov, was found dead in his home. The report concerned a city leader and was unrelated to events in Afghanistan.
Taken together, the two reports show a country absorbing news from abroad while dealing with a loss in local government at home. They are best read as separate stories that shared the same few days in August 2021.
