Svitlana Rudyuk from Melitopol
Hello! When the war came to our town, we were sleeping. Our airfield was blown up. Panic began. Life has changed a lot. My husband lost his job. We live in constant fear. We lived without electricity, water and gas. It was scary when the town was bombed, we sat in the basement. When we evacuated, we were not allowed in for 3 days. We slept in the car. It was scary, they were shooting all around. Before the war, the children’s father worked, and he supported us. I took care of the children. We did not receive help in the occupied town, as the occupiers did not allow our Ukrainian authorities to help us. The children were in panic and fear, they still woke up from the sharp sound. I have 3 children, they are 15 years old, 14 years old, and 4 years old. I am pregnant now. We did not receive humanitarian aid. Now we rent housing with the last money we had. We have issued social benefits, but we have not received the funds yet. We need help because we fled without warm clothes, the children need to go to school and kindergarten, but they have no clothes. I have to pay for housing, it is difficult to find a job here because there are many immigrants here. The future of Ukraine is our victory, we believe in it. The world must see what is happening in our country, that russia is a terrorist, and they are killing, and destroying our nation. I am most afraid for my relatives and children. I’m afraid that when it’s all over and I go home, our home won’t exist anymore. I am afraid for my family.
