Artem Polyakov from Znamenivka
Good evening! My name is Artem. I will briefly tell our story. On February 24, a full-scale war began. We were at home and woke up to what we thought at first was a plane flying, but it was several rockets flying near our house. The rockets exploded. Since then, everything has changed. We woke up and decided to leave. We saw on TV that the war had started, called our friends from the city of Kharkiv, Melitopol and we understood that everything was serious. When we heard the bombs going off, the children would jump in fear. From that moment everything changed for our family and our country. I worked as a manager before the war. The children were scared, but we were together and were able to move away from these events, it helped us. I have 5 children: Yelyzaveta is 13 years old, Ivan is 11 years old, Yulianna is 8 years old, Davyd is 6 years old, and Samuyil is 3 years old. We do not receive social benefits. We live in Stockholm, Sweden. We are forced to rent housing here. That’s why we need help with food, medicine, and rent for an apartment. We see the future of Ukraine in our victory, God is with us, and the truth is on our side. What russia is doing is genocide of the Ukrainian people. This is murder.
Thank you for your attention and all the best!