Winter in Kyiv – Persuasion
Six months ago, I said it was difficult. I can tell you that, compared to now, it wasn t difficult.
In October, Russian missile strikes began targeting our infrastructure, and we had power cuts, but it was not yet cold and we had learned how to fight against fear. To say that it s difficult is to say nothing. It s horrible. Now, our only wish is to wake up and know that we re alive, and then get to work and try to work a bit, because it s not easy to work under such stress. At first there was no internet, no WiFi; we couldn t reach anyone by phone. There was chaos and panic.
We often look back at our lives a year ago. We could not imagine that we would be hiding in the subway, or that we would be in dark cities, delighted when there is electricity. In the last week of December, the electricity was out for four days, with no water and no heat in cold apartments. We warmed ourselves in cars. I don t even know exactly how cold it was, because the thermostats didn t work. It s impossible to convey the horror of the situation. This is the reality we live in.