1165 day of war
Hello, friends!
This week brought us beautiful spring weather, and we spent more time walking in the park, trying to distract ourselves from our problems. Right now, we don’t have many orders, but there’s a lot of work to do at home. Even though there were many difficulties, I’ve learned how to repair pipes and managed to fix the shower cabin, which I’m very happy about.
Sitting in the park among blooming trees and watching squirrels makes it easy to forget about the war for a while. It feels like life goes on, and no matter what problems arise, nature remains the same as before—and that has a positive effect on one’s emotional state.
The news right now is very unclear. On one hand, there’s a lot of talk about a possible ceasefire by May 9th, but on the other hand, we’re being attacked daily with missiles and drones. I agree with our president that a ceasefire should not be about holding parades, but about actually ending the war. It seems like we have completely different views on this. From our side, a ceasefire is the first step toward negotiations and ending hostilities. Russia doesn’t seem to see it that way, using symbolic ceasefires for just a few hours purely for political purposes. That won't bring us peace, and it's genuinely hard to understand how the war can end when the one who started it doesn’t want to stop.
Even now, without any significant breakthroughs on the front line, Russia is achieving its goals. People here live in constant fear of drone attacks, those who can leave the country are doing so, and those who remain are forced to survive in worsening economic and social conditions. It feels like there are far fewer people now—you can see it in the empty streets and the lack of orders. Since Russia's goal is to make us cease to exist, even without advancing on the front, they are slowly moving toward that. And that’s terrifying, because even if we manage to hold back their advance, it's nearly impossible to stop the social consequences of the war.
We also can no longer see a future here. Having lost our home and without any state support, survival here will be extremely difficult. I feel that even after the war ends, we’ll still have to search for a new place and rebuild our lives from scratch. But for now, I just hope to live enough to see that time and believe we’ll manage to figure something out.
Thank you all for your support—it means a lot to me. Also, a big thank you for your help on Buy Me a Coffee. Thank you!
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