Bucha families rebuild homes on infamous Vokzalna Street | Ukraine dispatch

Bucha is undergoing a massive regeneration project as it marks one year since it was liberated from the Russian invasion, when troops fled the city northwest of Kyiv on March 31, 2022. Vokzalna Street became famous after a column of Russian Armoured Vehicles were ambushed by Ukrainian fighters on February 27 last year. So far, in less than six months, 14 houses have been built from scratch, while a further 87 have been renovated. On top of that, there is a school that requires renovation and work will need to be done on high rises that were damaged elsewhere in the city. Each day construction workers drive to Vokzalna Street to continue rebuilding it. Fresh bricks have been laid on the pavements, new telephone lines and streetlights have been erected, the road is being tarmacked and diggers rolling up and down the street are a constant fixture. On days when the weather is nice, Tetyana takes her daughter, Ana, to visit her father who is working on rebuilding their home. Before the war, they lived on Vokzalna Street with her husband’s extended family. They fled two days before the invasion, but the rest of her husband’s family stayed behind, resulting in the death of his brother-in-law. The house was left in ruins after the Russians threw grenades into it, something all the more painful for Tetyana’s husband because it had been in his family for generations. However, with months of hard work, the property is taking shape again and the family will be able to move back home in the near future. Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #ukraine #ukrainewar #bucha