{"id":173762,"date":"2022-04-05T19:08:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/lyudyanist-vijna"},"modified":"2022-04-05T19:19:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:19:32","slug":"lyudyanist-vijna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/lyudyanist-vijna","title":{"rendered":"Humanity and war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The war in Ukraine has been going on for a month. The shortest and the longest month in the life of every Ukrainian is an accurate way to describe it. It was a terrifying month. We cried many times, froze with pain and horror on so many occasions, directed words of hate and anger towards the occupants again and again. Many Ukrainians lost their loved ones, families and their homes. Many are under siege or under constant fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost half of Ukrainian families were broken \u2013 men stayed in Ukraine while their wives and children became refugees in Western Ukraine or in Europe. More than 100 Ukrainian kids lost their lives. It was a very scary month. The shortest and the longest in life of each Ukrainian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poster by Maksim Palenko \u201cMonth\u201d<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless it was a month of big LOVE. For me personally this turned out to be the biggest turmoil and the biggest guarantee of our victory. Do you know what Ukrainians do most frequently? They hug. Those hugs seemed absolutely vital. Sometimes the hugs are virtual. Daily morning roundups  of all family members and friends with messages \u201chow are you?\u201d became a modern way of saying \u201cI love you\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humanity revealed itself in numerous acts of irrational kindness. Somewhere a soldier is feeding a street dog from his ration, a volunteer is going through enormous boxes of humanitarian aid to find toys for kids at the border refugee camp. My friend send me a small package of tiny cakes and a hand cream with my favorite scent. A family receiving refugees had bought all of them matching pyjamas so they would feel at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo which the whole world had seen (it was in Wall Street Journal): Anastasia Tykha with her husband had saved 15 dogs from occupied Crimea and Irpin near Kyiv. Photo: Christopher Occhicone<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Singing or making theatre performances in a bomb shelter is irrational but very important and humanistic. Ukrainians sing in basements, play instruments, pet cats and dogs, read out loud to others, play games. Street cafes are open again in Kyiv and are making amazing pictures on your coffee foam. They do it because that is the only way to feel a bit of normalcy and beauty in one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you know what else opened in Kyiv apart from the cafes? Some flower shops. Yes, one can buy flowers in Kyiv today, because it\u2019s spring after all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n