KYIV, Ukraine – Distant artillery cracks across the gloomy sky at Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport, where hardened Ukrainian soldiers struggle to hold on to the besieged city’s vital link to the outside world. The battle-ready men casually maneuver in small groups past bomb-blistered vehicles and shattered terminal entrance windows – cigarettes dangling from their lips and rifles clutched in their hands. For them, the clock is running out, and they are desperate for more Western support.Just over a week ago, the airport was still considered one of the busiest aviation hubs in all of Europe, flying travelers in and out of a city on edge.
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