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Don Stevens's avatar

Thanks for sharing what it feels like to have to endure in Kyiv which has fallen into the war zone.

WARNING: one picture you posted shows a generator in a living space. Hopefully it was just parked there. Tell your friends to NEVER run a generator indoors due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Felicity Spector's avatar

Ah it is parked in the entrance to a cafe as they pull it out onto the street when it’s in use

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Oryna Hrushetska's avatar

Heartbreakingly superhuman. How do you do it? And why?

(I hope to someday meet with you at that cafe and find out...)

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Felicity Spector's avatar

I hope Ukraine’s wonderful cafes will be full of people wheh the skies are peaceful again!

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Martin Black's avatar

I miss Kyiv's cafes...hopefully one day soon I can return to see my friends.

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Felicity Spector's avatar

I really hope so

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Anastasia's avatar

"Everywhere there is the sound of generators" I feel like that's one of the aspects of living through war nobody talks about. The noise pollution is impossible, yet most people work 8 hours a day right next to the generator (it's not like they have a choice if they want to have a job or keep running a business).

Me and my friend in Kyiv were joking about how these people talk on the phone next to generators, eat, go for a smoke.. Like they literally don't notice them anymore. Can't imagine impact on the health of Ukrainians due to such little daily things.

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Felicity Spector's avatar

Exactly this, it’s become part of the background noise - but it’s so abnormal to have to live this way. I was at some friends last night who live on the 16th floor of a block, one of them is in a wheelchair after a really bad break to his leg. Luckily, somehow the lift works during blackouts because some farsighted person installed solar panels on the roof! Mind you he still needs help getting up the 4 steps into the entrance lobby…

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Larisa Rimerman's avatar

It’s amazing war’s photo. Our cousin lives in Khar’kov (Russian spelling), he is old and sick and never complains about his city’s constant bombardment. His son and granddaughter both in army, and we don’t understand why it is still continue. Why nobody has a strength to stop this Crazy Putin?

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Rebecca's avatar

Stay safe Felicity. Thank you for this. xo

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TootsStansbury 🇺🇦's avatar

Thanks for this.

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Mark Diacono's avatar

What a story, thank you

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Felicity Spector's avatar

Thank you Mark!

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Amy Letter's avatar

Devastating beautiful important writing, thank you

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Felicity Spector's avatar

Thank you, it feels vital to remind people Russia’s war has very much not gone away

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BP's avatar

It's an honor and a privilege to read your words. Please keep writing.

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Felicity Spector's avatar

I hope it gives people some insight into this horrible war - thank you

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