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Mar 20

The story of Kateryna Markova from Zaporizhzhya, who evacuated from her hometown with her little son. #UkraineWorldTestimony 1/12

Even before the full-scale Russian invasion, Kateryna Markova's family knew that there would be an attack, so they were looking for ways to get their little son Markian out in advance. 2/12

On February 21, Kateryna bought tickets to Antalya for herself, her mother, and her son. To save $100, she bought tickets for February 24, not February 22. They wanted to believe that this trip would be just quick getaway to somewhere warm. 3/12

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Mar 20

The story of Myroslava Svistovych, who left occupied Irpin, Kyiv Oblast, with her daughter. #UkraineWorldTestimony

On March 7, 2022, Myroslava & Lada managed to escape. At that time, there was heavy fighting between 🇷🇺 and 🇺🇦 forces, so it was dangerous to stay at home. 1/11

The evacuation from Irpin was also highly dangerous and risky. Myroslava and her daughter were almost killed trying to leave the city. 2/11

"Our 🚗 sped down Tyschenko Street and turned onto Universitetska Street. A friend from Kyiv 📱 me. "Taya, we are in a hurry to evacuate, I’ll call you back later." I turned off 📱 and saw how the windshield of our car was blown away by the burst fire…", Myroslava recalls. 3/11

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Mar 20

What is behind the Pope’s ambiguous statements about Russia’s war? UkraineWorld spoke to Dmytro Horyevoy, religious scholar, director of the Center for Religious Security NGO. Key points – in our brief, #UkraineWorldAnalysis 1/8

We perceive the Pope from a European, rational, thoughtful point of view. But this is from the Global South, and thus from a completely different context. And this involves differences in perspective that may not be obvious. 2/8

Nowadays, the majority of the Catholic Church’s flock is made up of people in the Global South, rather than Europeans and Americans. And these statements, which seem strange, are contextually dependent, because our war is something completely distant for the Global South. 3/8

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Mar 20

Lukashenka called Zelenskyy "a louse".
He also insulted other Belarusian neighbours, referring to Poland and Lithuania as "scumbags who are working against Belarus."
1/5
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The self-proclaimed President of Belarus used such rhetoric, accusing Kyiv of alleged self-defence by facilitating the sabotage of a Russian A-50 AEW&C aircraft that was widely used in the ongoing war to control Ukraine's airspace.
2/5

Mocking Kyiv's earlier attempts to sign a nonaggression pact under the auspices of the UN, Lukashenka anyway stresses that Belarus won't enter the war. Noteworthy, he frequently uses the term “war” instead of Russia's term “special military operation.” It's a crime in Russia.
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Mar 15

The story of Maryna Holovnova, who managed to evacuate from Mariupol. #UkraineWorldTestimony 1/12

On March 8, Mariupol no longer had electricity, heating, communications, gas, or local government officials remaining representatives of local authorities (with a handful of very brave exceptions). 2/12

Maryna Holovnova and her family slept in a windowless room and hoped that the two walls around them would protect them from Russian shells. To be more precise, they almost did not sleep at all, because they could hardly breathe from the fear and cold. 3/12

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Mar 13

📌 Serhii Yanchenko has been defending Ukraine since the first day of the full-scale Russian invasion. In his free time, he shares stories from the front on his Instagram - instagram.com/serhii_yanchen… #UkraineWorldTestimony 1/14

🖊 We are publishing one of Serhii's texts in his voice:

We were lying in ambush for about half an hour. Summer, temperature +30, the sun at its peak zenith, and we were in full gear. I was sweating like I was in a sauna. 2/14

Tonight I was on duty at the observation post and did not sleep at all. Our first group didn't make contact for a long time, so we just waited. Mentally, I wanted some action to start because I was barely keeping myself from falling asleep. 3/14

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