ThreeHappyDachshunds

It’s been almost 2 years since I lost my apartment and my dog Uma in a fire because of the war. With constant blackouts and air raid alarms, rebuilding has been tough. Any ongoing support, no matter how small, would make a huge difference in helping us rebuild and move forward.

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so it doesn’t freeze. Right now, I either bring bottled drinking water from the city, or draw water from the well for technical needs. Overall, this is not something to be admired or romanticized. It’s exhausting, and I wouldn’t wish this experience on anyone.

from the kettle and place them in the bed — it helps us get through the night. If it were possible to combine all of this with the house outside the city, it would be livable. But gas still needs to be installed there, and the water system needs to be fully connected

How are we living these days? Outside the city, the water in the dogs’ bowls freezes in about an hour. I have to keep refilling it constantly — adding warm water heated in a kettle. When there is electricity, two electric heaters are running. They provide enough warmth. When

that were locked inside the house. In fact, it was a candle that saved us. A lighter couldn’t reach, the matches didn’t work, and only the candle helped. I managed to thaw the hinge and open the door.

Four days ago, in the evening, I couldn’t get into the house because the latch had frozen to the hinge. I had nothing with me — no matches, no way to get hot water anywhere. I had to drive to the nearest store and buy a small set of things that ended up saving me and the dogs

Those who have the opportunity should leave the city for areas with alternative heating and power sources, the mayor said. At the moment, nearly 6,000 apartment buildings in Kyiv are without heating. Meanwhile, outside the city…

🇺🇦 Ukraine Is Not a New Country Ukraine is not a new country, as it is commonly believed. Ukraine is older than most European countries.

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We are in Kyiv this night

At night, Russian forces struck a private medical facility in Kyiv. There are fatalities and many people were injured.

First day of feeling better at last. Lost 7 kg during the illness.

Having electricity for a second consecutive day without outages feels like a rare luxury for us. Air raid alerts are still ongoing. However, it appears that our air defense systems are intercepting threats at a distance from Kyiv and its region.

Map of the flight paths of Russian cruise missiles and ballistic missiles throughout 2025. The number of missiles launched and the cities targeted is simply shocking.

Kyiv is the only capital on earth where New Year arrives in silence. While the world celebrates with fireworks, Ukrainians have to listen for drones. Wherever you are in the world, think of Ukraine and remember who caused this

22:41 — air raid alarm. A Shahed is heading toward the hydroelectric power plant. Kyiv and the region are under threat.

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