Hey! Thank you for this post... I live in Podil now, and my house is just next street to the fire station / Chornobyl museum..... My heart is still recovering from this attack. Our building, our community, we are recovering, and there's lots of damage to buildings and windows. In truth, those attacks on Kyiv are getting worse, but the coverage in international media is not as strong as it used to be. War in Ukraine is no longer top news, but the russian terrorism is getting harsher towards those in the rear...
I wish you and the community a swift return to some kind of normality Very likely the memory and feelings will stay with you for a while at least and random situations may bring them to mind.
You are reminding me that though I have fond memories and photos of Podil, when I visited again in 2023 and stayed in the same apartment, I was glad to be back, but I also relived moments of pandemic terror. 2020 was fearful. I vividly recall the first time in lockdown I stepped out of the apartment, repeating to myself "don't touch anything!!" and all the other rules. I tried to keep in mind that life is not complete without disasters. It's not a real adventure if nothing bad happens.
In 2023 there was different terror - I heard a Shahed approach, fly over the building, then past it, followed by a loud bang. Me in the corridor, wondering if I was about to die. So, I have a little bit of an idea of what you are going through day after day.
Thank you, Bill, for keeping us in your heart and on your Substack! It's true that russia is increasing the brazenness of its attacks on Ukrainian cities, and the fact that Ukrainians keep stubbornly living their lives while repeatedly clearing away the rubble and repairing their damaged apartments does not mean that we can live like this indefinitely.
Thanks, Larissa! It's infuriating that there are powers: the US and/or NATO, for example, that could close the sky over Ukraine as they have done for other allies.
Hey! Thank you for this post... I live in Podil now, and my house is just next street to the fire station / Chornobyl museum..... My heart is still recovering from this attack. Our building, our community, we are recovering, and there's lots of damage to buildings and windows. In truth, those attacks on Kyiv are getting worse, but the coverage in international media is not as strong as it used to be. War in Ukraine is no longer top news, but the russian terrorism is getting harsher towards those in the rear...
Svitlana, Thank you for your comment. I'm very pleased you follow my posts. And I'm pleased to follow your excellent writing. I urge others to do the same: https://substack.com/@svitlanych?r=n511g&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page
I wish you and the community a swift return to some kind of normality Very likely the memory and feelings will stay with you for a while at least and random situations may bring them to mind.
You are reminding me that though I have fond memories and photos of Podil, when I visited again in 2023 and stayed in the same apartment, I was glad to be back, but I also relived moments of pandemic terror. 2020 was fearful. I vividly recall the first time in lockdown I stepped out of the apartment, repeating to myself "don't touch anything!!" and all the other rules. I tried to keep in mind that life is not complete without disasters. It's not a real adventure if nothing bad happens.
In 2023 there was different terror - I heard a Shahed approach, fly over the building, then past it, followed by a loud bang. Me in the corridor, wondering if I was about to die. So, I have a little bit of an idea of what you are going through day after day.
Thank you, Bill, for keeping us in your heart and on your Substack! It's true that russia is increasing the brazenness of its attacks on Ukrainian cities, and the fact that Ukrainians keep stubbornly living their lives while repeatedly clearing away the rubble and repairing their damaged apartments does not mean that we can live like this indefinitely.
Thanks, Larissa! It's infuriating that there are powers: the US and/or NATO, for example, that could close the sky over Ukraine as they have done for other allies.
I wrote about the attack here: https://svitlanych.substack.com/p/i-survived-a-thing?r=152cj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web