Olena Leyko from Kherson
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Hello, my name is Olena. We are IDPs from the city of Kherson.
Until February 24, we were at home in Kherson. Our house is located near Antonivskyi Bridge and it was from there that the fighting for Kherson began. The first day we were in the basement. It was very scary, and after a day we managed to leave for a safer place.
At that time, the child was 6 months old, so it was very difficult and scary for both myself and the child. We were under occupation for 6 months, and in August 2022, we managed to leave.
When we decided to leave the occupation, the child was already 1 year old and we had been under occupation for six months. I left in the last month of summer, and it was very difficult to leave because the filtration was very harsh, we were in the open sun. At the last checkpoints, the filtration was very difficult for 4 days, but we managed to leave, we left through Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia region. And now we are in the city of Odesa.
Before the war, I was a graphic designer now. Before the war and now I am on maternity leave as my child is only 2 years old.
I am most afraid of my child’s life now, because she is already 2 years old, and she reacts very hard to air raids. There are explosions, so she is already scared and already realizes what it is.
I hope that the war will end soon and we will be able to return home. Thank you for any help.