War in Ukraine. Live update from Kyiv, day 4-5

Hello there!

I am here again. I never thought it will lasts.

8 am

• My sleep was very light and bad. Woke up of a really loud sounds of planes. Not I am in basement, and people keep coming.
• Curfew will ends tomorrow at 8 am.
• There was a gunfire here around the block in the night.
• Nick is okay.
• Have a few minutes to check the news. It was hot in my district. A family was killed by saboteur, wife and husband and their child on my street.
• In child hospital nearby doctors are fighting for the life of a small boy who was wanded and his parents killed.
• Russian troops shelling civil busses, train stations, residents houses.
• Through the window I saw a few crazy people. Two of them moved not quickly, without backpacks or bags. One more walked in a park. How, why?? Are they immortal??
• Through TV and internet people are instructed how to resist correctly.
• Famous "Kadyrovtsy" where stopped, half of them died, inuding commander.
• A lot of saboteurs wearing civil cloth or what is much worse ukrainian forces uniform. We are instructed to talk to them only in ukrainian.
• Bloody hell! An hour ago, the Air Force of Ukraine shot down a cruise missile fired at the Kyiv from the territory of the Republic of Belarus by a TU-22 aircraft. 😡It's remains failed down in one of Kyiv districts and hit the car. This was announced on Facebook by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Another missile failed in the district nearby, but luckily did not explode.

10 am

• In suburb of Kyiv a civil automobile was just shoot, one man was killed.
• When I don't here explosions, it is absolute silence. No birds are heard, also I am surrounded with parks. Streets are empty. But I saw an emergency gas service car, and an ambulance. These people are real heroes.
• TV broadcasting is constantly interrupted. But it works. Good.
• Ours have created a web site for Russians who are finding their warring relatives - https://200rf.com/
• At least two biggest Ukrainian banks (Pryvatbank and Raiffeisen) started Credit vacation, commission will be abolished, the validity of expired cards will be extended. Binance also abolished commission. I can't leave my home as its too dangerous, but staying in touch with Nick, work mates and volunteers. Try to find out who need the money most of all.

2 pm

• I need good news, but a lot of the news is just awful. They paralyze. These brutal shootings of civilians and the killing of children in eyes of their parents, the blocking of ambulances are killing me. My blood's up.
• It's a living nightmare. Today I feel like the situation is getting even more dangerous. Explosions became more frequent and loud. Our house chat says they are going to turn off water in my district. Not sure is it's true but I made supplies.
• Tanks and light military vehicles are approaching Kiev from all sides. Saboteurs seize ambulances, rob private homes and even kindergartens, and shell hospitals. They need food, clothing and vehicles.
• Nick has called just to hear my voice. I tried to sound as brave and happy as I can.
• To cheer up, I turned on the hymn of Ukraine and did few exercise as my spine hurts like hell. To calm down, I say my thoughts out loud. Or sing. It helps.
• Great thanks to @cardboard for donation!!! ❤️ I withdrawn them and will send to my bank card while I have internet. And tomorrow when curfew will end I see where they work best and fastest (this is even more important to avoid bureaucracy).
• My daughter has called, she join volunteers in my hometown. My sweet girl, I'm proud! 💪
• People all over the country are showing unprecedented courage and heroism. There are already many cases where people go out unarmed, men and women, and stand on the road in front of russian tanks. And stopped them! Or set fire to Molotov cocktails. This isn’t learned behavior, the fighting spirit you see on TV and in press is in our DNA. Who am I to be afraid of?
• I heard loud noise and rushed to the window. A long column of tanks were passing by, our tanks! With the most beautiful flag in the world! I burst into tears, can't describe my mixed feelings... Come back dear heroes, come back alive!
• Some humor, to ease the tension. "In the city of Sumy, people calculated the approximate cost of the tank if sell it for scrap. It turned out about 320,000 UAH ($11,000) for one." Let's replenish the budget of community! 😉

8:00 am

• The night in Kyiv was relatively calm (same in Kharkiv), comparing to previous one. I spent the evening in the basement with my neighbors, and at night for the first time in 4 days slept in bed. I woke up a minute before the air alarm and quickly went down to the basement.

• Nick wrote off. He is fine, asked to bring all the mats and sleeping bags that we have.

• In the morning she transferred the money to a girl volunteer who buys helmets and bulletproof vests for the defenders of Kyiv.

• Going to Nick, they need volunteers too, probably will spend there all day and night. See you!!

• Volunteers here are amazing!!! Two of them, spouse, passed by on the way to office two days ago and came to ask if people here need help. And they stayed and are still here. ❤

9 pm

I am back to say I am safe and sound. Very very tired. It was the most busy day, and the least scary. Volunteers during the resistance is ... I will write a bigger post about my experience. I am in a basement of the building for the first time today, although there were alarm sirens few time.

When driving here in the morning, I saw people going somewhere with a luggage in groups, a half of them were foreigners I guess.

My friend who left the city today said it looks terribly.

As I will spend night here I better go and find a safe place to lay down and stretch my legs.

I am sorry for cannot reply to your comments, I haardly have time to take a word with my mom and Nat. But I will read all of them. 💚🤗

Cheers!

Will update if possible.

From the all my heart I say THANK YOU HIVEANS!! For staying with us and praying for us, for pressuring your government, for going to meetings, for not being afraid to spread information and tell the truth. It works and it helps RIGHT NOW.

Everything matters! You are incredible! 💖

War is very scary and cruel. We will stop it together.

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