Julia, Kyiv:
Today I want to film a video about my day during the war and I will probably put English subtitles in it and post it on TikTok. But my main goal of making this video is to capture some memories.
Yara, Ukraine:
My family and I have decided to temporarily leave our town since it’s really close to Kyiv and towns that are being bombed. So, yesterday we hit the road and got to Khmelnytskyi. Right now we’re headed to Lviv oblast. It’s so unusually quiet around that it’s almost disturbing.
Sofa, Mykolaiv:
I feel strange, for 13 days now the only question in my head is “why”. I am angry and hate this war, but at the same time, there is faith and hope in my heart.
Victoria, Ukraine:
Sometimes I feel sad and miss my usual way of life and my room from which I had to leave. Nevertheless, I feel hopeful and believe in our soonest victory.
Alina, Ukraine:
Today I feel accepting the situation and I believe more than ever in our victory. Also I want to congratulate all women in this chat with day which we very much love in our everyday life, but today we all want to live in a free country. Take care of yourself!
Sasha, Ukraine:
I think that during these 13 days I went through all the stages of perception. Now my heart is filled with love and boundless pride for our heroes and the whole nation.
Dary, Ukraine:
I have mixed feelings, the situation in our country still worries me. But looking at our heroes who protect us, the Ukrainian people, I am convinced that victory is on our side. #GloryToUkraine
And I also want to congratulate everyone on Women’s Day. I believe that soon everything will be fine
Valeria, Kyiv:
I feel bad because of allergy. I am allergic to dust, which is abundant in the shelter, and to animal fur (and I have two cats at home). And this allergy effects on my breath: it becomes so hard to breathe. It’s like asthma, but not. And ok cats, I sit isolated from them, they can’t come to my room … But we didn’t choose a shelter … Life with allergies is so difficult in peacetime, and now … It’s awful … I badly slept because it’s hard for me to breathe. And now every step I take, every gesture I take is hard to breathe.
Olya, Ukraine:
All these 13 days I’m emotionally unstable. But I really hope and believe in our victory, into a bright future of our country, and I’m very proud of our soldiers, Ukrainians, who protect us and help to defeat evil.
Natalia, Kyiv:
My lucky number is 13, today the thirteenth day of war. Something must change.
Marina, Ukraine:
It’s so weird to see that there are peaceful places in Ukraine. Without annoying bombings and sirens.
It’s like waking up after a nightmare. It’s hard now to actually believe, that somewhere not too far away people are still dying.
But today I quite realized the influence of war on children. My cousin is 5. We left Kyiv together with her and her mom. When we saw our new house the first thing she asked about, was why is it so quiet here. And where is the basement.
Children aren’t supposed to worry about such things. They aren’t supposed to wonder whether they’ll be alive tomorrow or not. They aren’t supposed to learn about evil such way.
Natalia, Kyiv:
I always thought if I do not do it, no one will. But today, when I see so many strong and brave people with an understanding of cause and effect, I think the world is in good hands. I’m sure that you can do it because there is simply no other option
