#Olena keeps warm using candles under a brick, charges her phone from a power bank, and cooks on a gas burner. There are 650 steps up and down every day in the darkness with a phone in hand.

This is how all of #Kyiv lives now: according to the electricity schedule, with buckets of water, #USB lamps, and the hope that the war will end someday.

Video: #AP

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After the full-scale invasion began, #Olena and her family left #Sloviansk for #Lutsk, where she started volunteering, sending humanitarian aid to the #Donetsk region. She later returned home to care for abandoned dogs and cats, risking her life under shelling.

#Olena is survived by her husband, two children, and father.
Deepest condolences to the family.

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Volunteer #Olena_Polynina, who cared for stray animals in frontline territories, was killed by a #Russian attack on #Sloviansk, #Donetsk region.

According to the #U_Hearts organization, on October 30, #Olena took food and went to feed the animals she cared for. At that moment, the city came under fire from a multiple rocket launcher system. Two other people were killed alongside #Olena.

Çorbalı Cheese Abend

und mehr aus der kleinen Welt Heute hatten wir zum zweiten Mal Besuch von einer meiner Gesprächspartnerinnen von Little World und es war wieder großartig. Vor ein paar Wochen hatte meine Freundin Olena den Anfang gemacht. Sie kommt aus der Ukraine und sprich schon seit über einem Jahr mit mir bei Little World Deutsch. Sie hat auch schon einmal hier im Blog eine Geschichte veröffentlicht. Eigentlich wollten wir uns vor ein paar Tagen wieder treffen, aber weil es mir da nicht gut ging, […]

https://www.annetteschwindt.de/2025/10/25/corbali-cheese-abend/

Pullovers Abenteuer

Der folgende Text stammt von meiner ukrainischen Freundin Olena, die mich gebeten hat, ihn hier zu veröffentlichen. In einem unserer Gespräche hat sie mir diese Geschichte erzählt. Daraufhin habe ich sie gebeten, sie aufzuschreiben, was sie auch gleich inspiriert hat: Von Olena Sergeyeva Mein ganzes Leben lang, seit ich etwa sieben Jahre alt war und gemeinsam mit meiner Freundin Irka gelernt habe, Maschen auf die Nadeln zu nehmen, stricke ich. Ich bin darin nie Profi geworden – für […]

https://www.annetteschwindt.de/2025/07/16/pullovers-abenteuer/

"They [#Russians] just took away the meaning of my life, without which I simply cannot cope."

17-year-old #Danylo_Khudia and his parents were killed by #Russia's attack on #Kyiv on the night of April 24. #Danylo's girlfriend, #Olena, is heartbroken.

📹: #DW

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#Sumy said goodbye to #Olena_Kohut, a soloist-organist and an artist of #Sumy National Theatre, who was killed by the #Russian missile strike

#Olena_Kohut was also a teacher at the #Sumy College of Arts and Culture, a pianist and organist.

#Olena is survived by her mother, husband, and sons. Deepest condolences to #Olena's family.

📹: #Radio_Liberty

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#Olena_Kohut, band player of #Sumy National Theatre, was killed by the #Russian missile today.

Deepest condolences to everyone who loved #Olena.

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#Ihor was under the rubble for 7 hours, his wife #Olena for 12 hours after the #Russian shelling of #Kostiantynivka, #Donetsk region, with #KABs.

#Ihor tried to get to his wife but was unable to because he was bleeding under tons of rubble.

📹: #Suspilne

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