Refugee life

When Tamara and Alyona first reached out to us, everything looked like a typical refugee story in Dnipro. They came from eastern Ukraine - Tamara lived with her family in Severodonetsk while Alyona lived with her family in Lysychansk. They are related; Tamara's daughter Bogdana is married to Alyona's...
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, over 600 children have lost their young lives and many more have been injured due to Russia's attacks on civilian targets. According to United Nations, more than 2.5 million children have crossed the border to neighboring countries, while approximately the same...
Olena is a brave young woman who had to face tough choices like many other women in the war in Ukraine. As much as she disliked the idea of leaving her husband behind in Donetsk, she had to protect the life of her loving son. She joined her mother...
Today, we spoke with Olenha an amazing lady from Ukraine is among many who inspire us. She shared her family’s story during the early days of the war living in Mariupol. It is shocking, saddening and heartbreaking to picture her family’s plight.Alyona is a working woman who lived in...
You've probably never heard about Bezvodne, a small Ukrainian village in the south, approximately 30 km from the border with Moldova, What makes this village special are refugees from Mauripol, Kharkiv, Severodonetsk, and other cities in Ukraine. Over thirty families settled down in abandoned houses - about 150 people...
Recently, Slaven and Iryna of Flaming Beacon visited the train station in Dnipro Ukraine, where they were met by officials from the Department of Youth Policy and National Patriotic Education. They have been on the ground since the beginning of the war assisting those impacted by the Russian invasion,...
Before the war arrived in Ukraine on February 24th, Elena and Gennadiy could not predict how the following weeks and months would unfold. Within days, they lost all electricity, gas, water, and communications. Shops and pharmacies were closed, and access to food was almost nonexistent. Water became a commodity...
It was early morning in Zahony, Hungary, at the train station just a 5 min walk to the Tysa River that separates Hungary from Ukraine. We had a pretty steady influx of refugees coming from eastern Ukraine mostly and I was having my first-morning coffee with my buddy Alex....
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