war story
Ukraine, Kharkiv - Jul 25, 2024
Olenivka terrorist attack through my eyes
Olenivka terrorist attack
through my eyes
aiIn 2022, when the tragedy in
Olenivka occurred, I did not
immediately understand what
had happened. It hadn't even
been six months since the
start of Russia's full‑scale
invasion. So I guess my brain
didn't know how to react to
such catastrophes.
aiAt first, I wasn't particularly
interested in what took place,
for which I sometimes kick
myself. I don't remember the
exact moment I came to my
senses and realized what had
actually happened. I was
really in shock, I didn't know
what to do, it was too late.
ai I first learned about the
execution of prisoners of war
in Olenivka from the news. As
it seems to me now, at that
time I reacted and treated the
situation incorrectly. I wasn't
really all that aware. Even
though in my social networks I
saw the horrifying conditions
in Azovstal, it didn't register.
They don't care, they just
want to destroy us. This
hardens me to this day.
And, it motivates me to
help my country
aiI still cannot forgive myself
for this attitude. Later, in the
autumn of that year, massive
attacks by the Russian
Federation on our energy
sector began. Just then, I
think, I finally realized that the
war would be terrible and
long. And you need to be
ready for any event,
anywhere, any time.
ai In essence, the terrorist
attack in Olenivka became the
catalyst for my realization that
our enemy will never stop, not
at anything. They don't care,
they just want to destroy us.
This hardens me to this day.
And, it motivates me to help
my country as much as
possible in these awful times.
Eternal glory to the soldiers of
Azov and the Armed Forces of
Ukraine!!! Glory to Ukraine
and its heroes!!!
aiFrom the beginning of the
full‑scale invasion, I have been
contributing once every week
or two from my savings to
ordinary Ukrainians in my
social media who are
constantly collecting money to
support and provide our
military with things they
desperately need. This
includes vehicles, medical
supplies, specialized
equipment for the front, even
drones. And I am careful to
only help those who publish
their results and show pictures
of handing over the purchases
‑ only to those who can be
trusted. Once in awhile I also
donate to official government
volunteer organizations such
as United24.
aiI am also very grateful to
the platform you are reading
this on and to the people who
develop and improve the
various features. This gives
me the opportunity to write
my thoughts, convey my
feelings, share life experience
of a Ukrainian student with a
foreign audience. This is
incredibly inspiring to me.
