From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (470th day): When getting ready to go out for a walk with a child Ukrainian parent or grandparent has to check not only the weather but also double-check to make sure there is no air raid on. Playgrounds are usually very busy in the evenings, but if air raids start they empty very quickly. Lately, time between the start of air raid and the first explosions has been short – if it’s ballistic missiles, they fly in quickly.
This evening Briana and I had to stay home instead of our usual evening walk because as we were putting shoes on, the map of Ukraine turned red, region by region, with air raid warnings. The danger of a missile strike was reported. Briana, having recently discovered the fun of walking, loves to go out, but she didn’t protest much about the change of plan. We can still spend a lot of time reading books.
The realities of life in Ukraine continue to be, in many ways, surreal. The ongoing threats and danger, heartbreaking daily news about destructions and life loss from different parts of Ukraine, but also people’s perseverance, hard work on trying to keep life as normal as possible amid absolutely abnormal circumstances, and unshakable trust in our Army. We continue to pray for a successful offensive to free our land from invaders.
We are also trying to figure out how we can help people in the areas that were flooded as the result of another crime against humanity – the explosion of the Kakhovskaya dam. Today rescuers and evacuation points in the Kherson region were shelled by ruzzians.
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