24 November 2023 Humanitarian Aid

On a sunny day, Ivan, a burly retired welder successful his fifties, stood successful beforehand of his ruined location successful Posad-Pokrovske, successful the Kherson portion of Ukraine.

A landmine informing motion down a obstruction of a destroyed location successful Posad-Pokrovske successful the Kherson portion of Ukraine.

A landmine informing motion down a obstruction of a destroyed location successful Posad-Pokrovske successful the Kherson portion of Ukraine.

“Blackberries grew successful beforehand of my location and section children perpetually ate them,” helium told UN quality rights monitors. “Now the blackberries are drying up and nary 1 touches them. This makes maine precise sad.”

As invading Russian troops rolled into the country successful the outpouring of 2022, Ivan’s spacious two-story location took nonstop rocket hits, 1 landing successful the room and astatine slightest 3 much nearby, wholly destroying the pear orchard helium had proudly planted and cared for.

Now, his colony is being rebuilt and beingness is dilatory returning.

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