Iryna R. from Enerhodar
Due to possible threats to the security of this family, we chose to unpublish the images identifying the family. The family remains under occupation, and truly needs help.
Good evening! I live in Enerhodar, the Zaporizhzhya region. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe is located here. At the beginning of the war, I was going to work, I work as a cook in a school canteen. At 4:30 in the morning, my son, a student of the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, called me. He informed me that Kharkiv was being bombed. At that moment we were still quiet. It was the last day I went to work. My youngest son’s name is Mykola, he is 11 years old. We live now in the occupied territory, we have not received help from either UNICEF or the Red Cross. Humanitarian aid cannot reach us. We have everything closed. At the beginning of March, the eldest son was able to independently leave for the west of Ukraine, where he is now. He cannot come to us. The children are dependent on me, I raise them myself. We want our town to be de-occupied. It is impossible to live in such conditions with invaders who commit lawlessness at our nuclear plant. I am asking for your help.