“When we heard an explosion near our house, we recognized that if we continue staying here, we will no longer be alive,” Lysenko recalls the time when her family decided to move. “It was a journey without a final destination. We didn’t know where we were going, but our lives were more valuable.” Lysenko settled in a city in the Western part of Ukraine, far away from the border with Russia. Before long, she found herself devoting her efforts into local volunteering organizations.
The involvement of women is a reminder that half the human resources in any society are female, even if countries don’t always appreciate that. Harness the unfulfilled potential of half the population, and any nation will gain an edge. Ukrainian women’s contribution to the war against Russia will change the role of women in society; not only in Ukraine, but all over the world.
We will never forgive what Russia has done on Ukrainian lands. We will never forget that the occupiers shelled nuclear power plants, exposing not only Ukrainians, but the whole world to incredible danger; that they shamelessly poured mud on our state, its right to exist and the right to life of the Ukrainian people; mass killings of civilians in Buchi; at least 182 destroyed educational institutions, 570 damaged health care facilities, 18,000 infrastructure facilities, 651 completely destroyed residential buildings and 3,760 damaged ones, and this is all only in the first six months of the war.
Since the war started, Russian missiles had hit the school four times. And after all four missiles the once two-floor building turned into rubbles of ruined walls. Currently, the students of the school study online thousands of kilometers from their homes.
Sometimes remembering these moments I want to cry because you understand that this cannot happen now and that precious moments of life were simply stolen from us. We have a lot of memories about school. They are pleasant and bad, but now many Ukrainian pupils, students, and children have realized that these are the most pleasant and unforgettable moments.
The best solution for this problem is to avoid unnecessary waste by reducing excessive buying at the grocery store, investing in eco-friendly storage containers, and donating leftovers.
Start right now. It will be hard, but just remember that great things never come from staying in your comfort zone. You’ll never know if you never try.
Occasionally, American adolescents go out with friends in the evenings. When I look at teens from other countries partying and spending time with their friends I find myself saddened by all of it. Not only me but also a lot of Ukrainian teens are cut off from their friends who left the country as refugees or even died.
Focusing on drawing helps to not think about pressing problems and to concentrate at least for a couple of hours to fall out of the daily whirlwind. The act of drawing goes unnoticed as time flies. Drawing is not only about drawings, but also about fulfilling your need for help.
Tthe development of infrastructure and the economic growth of countries has had a profound effect on the environment.
