As a concerned Indian citizen in New Delhi, I’ve been live-watching – the dreaded air-raid sirens go off over the Ukrainian capital Kiyv each night, quiet streets of Ukrainian cities under curfew, intense gunfire in distance, and dangerous artillery fires lighting the night-skies over Ukraine.
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For 3 days now, thousands of kilometres from Ukraine, anxious & curious global citizens go online and watch live city-webcams installed across Ukraine. For the sake of the nostalgic, romantic and touristic global citizen, live city webcams on internet have been a phenomenon for more than a decade.
Today, unfortunately, I and scores of global citizens are using the webcam feeds to witness the unfolding of a significant armed incursion. Viewers are exchanging views in the live-chats to these video feeds. Some brave and internet savvy citizens of Ukraine have also stepped in, beaming continuous live footage of their city from their rooftop.
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