Kyiv comes back to life with a mix of sorrow, dark humor and triumph

April 13, 2022

Kyiv, beloved Kyiv, is coming back to life — despite half of its 3 million residents having fled and Mayor Vitali Klitschko warning them to stay away. © Serhii Korovayny for The Washington Post People exit the Teatralna subway station in downtown Kyiv. © Serhii Korovayny for The Washington Post Davyd Stohniienko-Vyhovska plays with a toy gun at his grandfather's house in Kyiv. © Serhii Korovayny for The Washington Post Oxota na Ovets staffers return to work as the Kyiv restaurant welcomes back patrons. © Serhii Korovayny for The Washington Post Petro Sova and other actors perform before an appreciative audience Sunday at the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater in Kyiv.