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I am for the idea that ordinary people should be able to sleep soundly. Just an hour ago, my colleague from work received a call from his brother in Kyiv, asking him to "just in case" take in his wife and children, as there are people with automatic weapons walking under his balcony and gunfire can be heard nearby. That's how it is... Who wanted war and American soldiers in Kyiv? A lawyer, I think? Well, here you go... it has begun...

Romantic, and you're not the only one who received such a call. Only reckless youth, who seemingly have nothing to lose but their youth, are happy about it.
http://vz.ru/economy/2014/2/20/673623.html - here's information about business losses.

Another city

However, shops and offices are closed only in the center of Kyiv, where a civil war has practically begun. But supermarkets and banks in other parts of the city continue to operate, albeit in emergency mode due to the influx of a large number of visitors.

"People are panicking and buying up food and goods. Today is Thursday, and it's about 4 p.m. Kyiv time, but in the supermarket, besides me and my wife, there are two thousand other people. This is an unusual situation for a workday," says Oleg Ustenko.
"This situation is logical because there are talks about the possible introduction of a state of emergency and restrictions on the delivery of food and goods to the city, which encourages consumers to immediately go to the store and buy at least essential food products," notes a VZGLYAD newspaper source.

"I believe that the February statistics, at least for retail trade, will be many times better than the latest average monthly figures," says Ustenko.

He also predicts a widespread shift to cash, a shortage of essential goods, and gasoline. "There are already problems with paying by credit card and withdrawing cash from ATMs. In front of me in the supermarket, they couldn't pay for purchases with a card because the terminals stopped working. I see queues of 30-40 people at each ATM and queues of at least 150 cars at gas stations. Panic has gripped Kyiv residents," says Oleg Ustenko.