The First Days of the War in Ukraine
Writers of Ukraine About the War
Writers of Ukraine about the war.
These are quotes from my friends-writers from different cities of Ukraine:
Kyiv, Odessa, Kharkiv.
Anastasia Kushchenko
February 24, 2022
Yes! The whole world said there would be an invasion. But we didn’t believe it.
It seemed impossible, it seemed that they exaggerate, that it will not happen. After all, Russians are our brothers and we have all mixed up 100 times, we have common roots, friends and families.
And today I woke up at 5:30 am to the sounds of explosions. And this is Kyiv!
Beautiful capital city. Kievan Rus’. How so?
I’m not afraid for myself, I’m ready, I’m afraid for the children. Of both countries. What is it for them???
Today I had the experience of waking up my kids screaming to them to dress up immediately and be ready to run to a bomb shelter.
I wouldn’t wish this on anyone!
Copyright © 2022 by Anastasia Kushchenko from Kyiv.
Iren from Kyiv
February 24, 2022
I live in Kyiv, I work remotely. I heard sirens in the morning.
Fortunately, my experience is far from the most tragic one — well, the sirens howl, I heard shots and explosions sometimes. My friends in the suburbs had a much worse time.
March, 2022
My spring morning starts with sounds of explosions and air raid sirens.
I am a lucky person.
Really, I am lucky one. My friends were evacuated. What a great happiness to hear from them – they are alive.
I am in Kyiv now. My friends lived near Kyiv in small cozy towns-satellites.
Three weeks ago, I woke up with sound of air raid siren. That was the first time but until today, I do not need any alarm clock, because I wake up with that sound every day (and night).
I am a lucky person. I remember the day when I received a message from my friend: “Russians tanks are in my street. My family and I are in the basement of our house”.
My friends and their families are safe now, and I am a happy person.
The victory will be ours!
Copyright © 2022 by Iren from Kyiv
Nadiia Markova
A bee that stings a man dies! A leech that has sucked blood falls off. The female praying mantis eats the male who has f@ed her. Hitlers commit suicide. Russia, which attacked free Ukraine, what awaits you?
Time to take off the masks. The Russians who support the war are not Russians!
And it doesn’t matter if it’s a “vatnik” in the Russian Federation or a separatist who has dug in in Odessa in anticipation of the Russian world.
You are freaks!
You are the descendants of members of the execution squads, the NKVD soldiers, the guards in the Gulags, who were torturing and killing their own people.
The blood of trembling creatures flows in you, who wrote millions of denunciations to Stalin about the best people of this world.
With your stupid consent, Ukraine is being torn to pieces, the land is burning, peaceful people, women and children are dying!
But UKRAINE will stand!
We will stand, because the strength of the spirit is reborn in us!
We melted our fear into the fire of courage! We called upon our SPIRIT and claimed our POWER.
We are supported by our Clans, the forces of light throughout the world, prayers and the effective help of the kind people of the Earth. The HEAVENLY ARMY is helping us!
We will stand!
We are invincible!
Ми незламнi! (We are unbreakable!)
VICTORY is POISON.
In small doses — it is like a medicine, excites, gives confidence, stamina, faith, enhances dignity!
But it is getting worse when you slightly increasing the dose — this is the death of the human and the divine, the end of empathy, the amputation of empathy.
It leads to arrogance, swagger, pride, inability to think and analyze independently, disregard for the will of others, permissiveness, inhumanity and superiority grow in the winners like a cancerous tumor.
Decades of intoxication with victory in the October Revolution, victory in the Great Patriotic War led to the degradation of a great people!
DEFEAT is also POISON. In large doses, it leads to depression, guilt, self-flagellation, ashes and self-destruction.
In moderate doses, defeat can become an awareness of the life experience, the transformation, repentance and atonement in word and deed for the evil done, responsibility.
The examples are the USSR and Germany.
UKRAINE!
WE WILL RESIST!
And may the golden mean be with us!
I left the country.
My peaceful life, like the lives of many Ukrainians, was shattered into pieces.
But the light of my soul is with Ukraine.
УКРАÏНА — ти завжди в моему сердцi.
З Украïною БОГ.
(UKRAINE — you are always in my heart.
GOD is with Ukraine).
Copyright © 2022 by Nadiia Markova
Svitlana Zachyniaieva
2022-03-22
27th day of war.
March 22nd
Kharkiv
At midnight I was chasing a cat.
He is the curious bastard.
Runs all over the subway at night when I want to sleep.
I really hope to be home soon and I believe in it.
I wake up in the morning with tears in my eyes that Yura is no more.
Then I drink my on-duty anti-depressant and 20 minutes later I will gain balance.
It’s much easier now, 20 days have passed since my Warrior is not with me here on Earth.
I can imagine how mentally ill people doing now who are left without medication under the shelling.
Yesterday I sorted another batch of drugs. There are already tranquilizers, neuroleptics and epilepsy, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s drugs here.
Kharkiv takes care of different people in every way and does everything to keep everyone safe!!!
Therefore, victory will be ours.
Kharkov is invincible and already won!!!!
27th day of war.
5:00 pm.
Kharkiv
The volume of work for today has been done.
A new list of medicines for people has been formed.
We put the medications in the packages and sent to the addresses in the local area.
People call to thank us, because there are many disabled people who stayed in Kharkiv without anyone with them.
It is a real treat for them when the people bring them what they need to sustain life.
In the evening there will be a distribution of medications in the subway.
A lot of people are sick with cough, runny nose, heart problems, high blood pressure, fever.
Then we quickly run to home and took a hot shower, changed all the clothes and did the laundry.
We try to change clothes every day.
We have prepared the meal: the rice with shrimps. It is good. It gives us the strength to live and to do everything for our Victory.
I started to smile.
The strength is already growing.
I am back to the subway for the night.
Hi, everyone!!!!
And how was yours 27th day of the war?
Copyright © 2022 by Svitlana Zachyniaieva
Lada Litvinova
#war_day_26
I’ll create a new story about the future
Don’t just cry, you better listen,
Thunder and dust will not get there,
Lowlife souls won’t come there.
Dreams will come true in there
And the smiles will be normal and happy
without a stamp on the faces: “A big war!”
And without scars on the grieving heart,
And there will be no envy, evil,
The letter “Z” will become just a letter,
Everyone will be healthy there
In the protection of fate and flags
Come on! Let’s make this future come closer:
Look – there’s a beautiful Chernigov,
Kharkiv, full of magical lights,
Mariupol, blooming and well fed!
Believe me, there is a way to that world
I’ll give you a magic torch.
It will help you walk,
If we will have enough fire in it for the road.
May it burn longer and brighter.
Feed him with your own light,
And then everything will work out, believe me.
We look forward to Victory and summer!
Do not lose your soul, believe!
Destiny and dreams have pillars
Don’t give up a door will open
Into the world, where there is no war and grief!
#war
#day_twentieth
Days go by, weeks fold. Our Ukraine is standing high, losing day after day of the best of her sons and daughters. It stands like a beautiful big bird, spreading its wings over the nest with its chicks.
A bloodthirsty enemy in it’s anger and envy continues to destroy our cities, including his priorities and special dislike – my beautiful and strong Kharkiv, now sealed by pain and bitter frost. Even Gorky Park — a cute, kind and funny Ukrainian Disneyland, and it was bombed. This is the envy from our mad neighbor — Russia. But the city lives, resists, loves, hopes! Like other Ukrainian cities, ours is strong because of it’s people!
I have already left Kharkiv for ten days, since my house was among the first to be bombed. Now there are more than six hundred such houses in Kharkiv. I was in Dnieper, Ternopil, Chervonograd near Lviv. Well, the soul comes to gain experience and karma, not only to enjoy the life. And the experience of the war in this plan is one of the strongest. But it’s not only the experience of pain, but also the experience of love and appreciation to our people, kind, compassionate and strong!
Thank you to all who have helped us along the way. Especially – dear and kind friends, who have given us and many other people a home and the warmth of the soul. A low bow to you, Victor Krivozub , Natalia Fir and Mr. Yaroslav, as well as many other wonderful people who invited us to their homes and were ready to help!
No, such people cannot be defeated! They say there will be an active war for another ten days… May God grant you to survive these days, Ukraine!
How I would like to put a guardian angel next to every soldier of ours, volunteer, rescuer, doctor, utility worker, salesman – everyone who is working now for the future victory and the people living nearby. After all, each of them is a hero, worthy of glory and long-long good days of life!
I want so much to support and protect everyone who is left in their hometown under the falling bombs, because there are a lot of beloved and dear people left there. Hold on, dear ones, let this war go away as soon as possible!
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A teenage boy in a Belgian church
He whispered a prayer about Ukraine
He was echoed by a girl in the кirche
And in the Polish church there was a chorale.
On all continents in all elements
At all crossroads of the mainland
People asked – “live, Ukraine,
Please, dear, you just live!”
And rising through pain and blood
Weeping for the children,
My country answered with love:
“I will stand, I will endure, I will become stronger!”
“Bitterly gaping now on my wounds
Every wounded city hurts!
But I will give people a healing herbs,
I know from ancient times how to heal the wounds!
Everyone I’ve lost today
I will forever remember and honor
I know that they will become angels
To protect us in heaven.
But I don’t want to lose people again and again
I was born to find, create
The faith of the dead, their deeds and words
Inspired me to be happy!
I accept all your prayers
I am inspired by the power of love!
I know the light will win this battle
I will live! I have the future!
Copyright © 2022 by Lada Litvinova
