Ukrainian Chinese businessmen personally experienced: hiding in the basement at four o'clock in the morning, most worried about this matter

According to CCTV news, at about 8:20 local time on the 25th (14:20 Beijing time on the 25th), a Russian fighter group approached Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The air defense sirens of the city of Kiev sounded again, and the municipal government urged all citizens to go to the shelter.

　　Meanwhile, Genia, a Ukrainian who now lives in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, told Zhongxin Jingwei that she had entered the Kiev subway to take shelter an hour before the air defense siren sounded. Previously, on the 24th local time, the Dorsa Dorada (Parliament) of Ukraine passed the decision to enter a wartime state throughout Ukraine, and the Kiev Metro was open to the public free of charge, and the subway station would be used as an air raid shelter.

　　Genia, 27, had just celebrated her birthday when she wrote on social media: "A lot of good things have happened in the past year and I am hopeful about the future". She told Zhongxin Jingwei that although the war was completely unexpected by herself, she had no plans to leave Kiev for the time being. "I've lived here since I was 1 year old, my close friends are here, basically my life is here."

　　At 4 a.m. local time on the 25th, Olga, who lives in Kiev, was awakened by the sound of an explosion. Later, she told Zhongxin Jingwei that she and her family were "trying to figure out when it would be safe to sleep." Genia also said, "Now we hear rocket explosions in the air every few hours. According to CCTV news, at about 6 o'clock local time on the 25th, a series of explosions occurred in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Russian tanks had reached the outskirts of Kiev, and the Ukrainians blew up a bridge near Kiev. According to CCTV news, in the early morning of the 25th local time, Russian tanks were marching from the Chernobyl region to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

　　Genia said many people were leaving Kiev. In addition to the convoys leaving Kiev, "there are long queues at the entrance of supermarkets, charitable organizations and military services." Many shops have been closed since yesterday, and although traffic is still working today, many have not gone to work unless they work in pharmacies, supermarkets, hospitals or other important infrastructure. ”

　　To Genia's delight, her parents had moved from Kiev a year earlier, so there was no need to worry about their safety. For now, she is mainly frightened by the situation in Kiev, "but there is also a little optimism". "Ordinary Ukrainians are not mentally prepared for war, but our government and army are prepared. In the last few weeks, we have made plans. Therefore, there is no danger of power outages or heating outages. She concluded.

　　Sasha, who lives in the industrial city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine, told Zhongxin Jingwei that she is currently staying at home with her family, which is safer than Kiev, and as far as she knows, there was no explosion in the city on the 25th. "If there is any other movement, my family and I will be ready to hide in bomb shelters or cellars at any time, or move to the west, which is farther away from the Russian-Ukrainian border."

　　At the same time, the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine has also issued emergency security tips on many occasions and provided relevant contact information for Chinese in Ukraine. At about 00:00 on February 25, the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine reminded Chinese citizens and Chinese-funded enterprises in Ukraine to do a good job of safety protection. The embassy reminded that in the face of social order chaos out of control, especially when there is a serious disturbance in the city, rushing out may encounter uncontrollable risks, it is best to stay at home, and away from windows and glass to avoid accidental injury; if there is a dangerous situation, you must stay calm, everything to ensure personal safety is the first priority and contact the local strong department at the first time.

　　Zhu Guangxiang, president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Odessa, Ukraine, said that whether the local social order can be stabilized is one of the most worrying issues for local Chinese at present.

　　Since 1997, Zhu Guangxiang has come to Ukraine to work hard, engaged in international trade and other businesses. His long-term residence in Odessa is located in the south of Ukraine, relying on the location advantages of the port city, many Chinese businessmen gathered here, and in recent years, a "Odessa China Street" has been built. According to him, most of the Chinese businessmen in Odessa are from Zhejiang, and almost all of them are mainly engaged in trade and retail.

　　"[The Chinese] are all in the trade business, and whether these goods are safe or unsafe in the warehouse is still a big problem." We are not afraid of the army coming here now, or of the hooligans taking advantage of the fire and looting. So we don't dare to go out now. ”

　　Zhu Guangxiang told Zhongxin Jingwei that since the sudden change in the situation in Ukraine on the morning of February 24, local time, he has been paying attention to local news in Ukraine, and when he went out, he also witnessed Odessans rushing to buy food in supermarkets, queuing up at banks to withdraw money, and the gas station queue was once several kilometers long. Although Odessa is far from the Donbass region and Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, the situation is relatively calm, he is still a little nervous, "today I woke up at 4 o'clock, woke up to go to the basement, and the first half of the night was confused and did not dare to sleep." ”

　　As an assisting volunteer at the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine, Zhu Guangxiang will forward the information released by the embassy through the WeChat public account and official website at the first time. On the 25th, after forwarding the news that "China is ready to evacuate overseas Chinese in batches by charter flights", many friends called Zhu Guangxiang to express their hesitation and entanglement.

　　Returning to China, "everyone is doing international trade, and now there are five million goods in the warehouse, and there are tens of millions of goods, so it is a pity to leave it like this"; if you do not return to China, it is difficult to predict how the follow-up situation will develop. After persuading many friends to register at the embassy first, Zhu Guangxiang and many friends decided to leave one in Ukraine for each family.

　　Zhu Guangxiang said that since the emergence of war rumors, business has been difficult to do, and the Ukrainian currency hryvnia is also seriously depreciating. The data shows that on February 25, the dollar reached 29.82 against the hryvnia. "For us, the loss of the exchange rate is particularly large, and it is an extraordinary period for Ukrainian Chinese businessmen at present."

　　"Therefore, as the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Odessa, Ukraine, and also a volunteer assisting the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine, I have the obligation to stay and help everyone collect some information and report it to the embassy in time to help more Chinese and overseas Chinese." Zhu Guangxiang said.

　　It is reported that according to the UN schedule, the UN Security Council will hold another open meeting on the situation in Ukraine at 4 o'clock Beijing time on the 26th, and it is expected that all parties will vote on a draft resolution on Russian special military operations at this meeting. (Zhongxin Jingwei APP)

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