Anna Myroniuk

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Personas en Bucha se protegían de los bombardeos a principios de este mes. Aris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

En 2014, mi madre huyó de su casa en el este de Ucrania.

No quería hacerlo. Acababa de empezar en un nuevo trabajo de profesora y deseaba seguir en él. Pero cuando los separatistas respaldados por Rusia declararon la guerra en Donetsk, la situación se volvió insoportable. Una mañana de octubre, recogió sus cosas, se despidió y se marchó.

Cuando nos vimos en Kiev, cerca del metro, nos quedamos allí de pie, llorando inconsolablemente. Le habían destrozado la vida. Dejó atrás el apartamento donde había vivido toda su vida, a sus amigos íntimos y a su familia. Yo tenía 20 años, estaba estudiando, no llevaba mucho tiempo en la capital y no podía mantenerla económicamente.…  Seguir leyendo »

People in Bucha taking cover from shelling earlier this month. Aris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

In 2014, my mother fled her home in eastern Ukraine.

She didn’t want to. She’d just started a new job as a teacher and was keen to carry on her work. But as Russia-backed separatists waged war in Donetsk, the situation became unbearable. One October morning, she packed her bags, said her goodbyes and left.

When I met her in Kyiv, near the underground, we stood there sobbing violently. Her life was ruined. She left behind an apartment where she’d spent her entire life, her close friends and family. I was 20, a student and a newcomer to the capital, unable to financially support her.…  Seguir leyendo »

Families flee the Ukrainian city of Bucha along a war-torn main road in Irpin, Ukraine, on March 12. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post)

KYIV, Ukraine — I haven’t been sleeping well. Since the war began, the heat has been off in my apartment, and on Thursday night I gave the only duvet cover to my mother.

She had just been evacuated from Bucha, a town northwest of Kyiv known for its lush parks — or at least it was. Now the city is in ruins as Russian troops push to capture the capital. The shelling was so intense that my mother and her neighbors stayed in the basement of their building for almost two weeks. They had no electricity and were running very low on food and water when the Russians finally agreed to a cease-fire to let people flee.…  Seguir leyendo »

A still from a video posted on Facebook by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Kyiv on Feb. 26. (Facebook/AFP)

“Captain Ukraine”, the first “true” president of Ukraine, a hero, a leader. I would have never thought I would see people use these terms to refer to Volodymyr Zelensky.

Back in 2019, I did not vote for him. Like some other Ukrainians, I did not believe Zelensky, a comedian, actor and entertainer with no experience in politics, was suited for the job. His campaign was idealistic but lacked substance. He was often vague and raised concerns about where he stood toward Russia. He had his own powerful backer, the billionaire who owned the TV station that broadcast “Servant of the People”, the show that made Zelensky a star.…  Seguir leyendo »

Police and security personnel inspect the remains of a shell in a street in Kyiv on Thursday. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

I woke up to explosions Thursday morning. I looked out of the window of my building in a suburb of Kyiv, and there was a mushroom-shaped dark cloud. Soon cars started leaving the parking garage, so I grabbed my laptop, watered my plants and left.

The city looked as alive as ever. I called my mother to make sure she finds a safe spot — but she has experience. She was forced to flee our home in Donetsk for Kyiv in the autumn of 2014, after Russia unleashed war there. She left all she had — her job as a schoolteacher, our apartment.…  Seguir leyendo »