In a Time of Need (DM)
In times of war, people are confused, abandoned, and killed. The recent activity of the tragic events that are happening in Ukraine is devastating news to everyone. From missile bombings to tank advancements, more and more Ukrainians are BEING killed for nothing. The relentless aggression Putin has put on the civilians and the overall tiny country that borders Russia is upsetting to all. NATO and supportive countries have taken to voicing their opinions against Russia from their governmental advocates to civilians protesting against the once soviet country. Countries like the United States, France, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, and other surrounding countries near Ukraine have had an enormous response to the destructive nature that Russia has shown the world. The response has been so powerful from the donations of food, clothes, and shelter. Children have suffered from the fact of watching their fathers go to war to protect the home country they love, not knowing if they’ll return.
In Berlin, residents were seen offering up their homes for Ukrainians who fled their home country. The support needs to continue, for the sake of innocent lives. In the midst of all the fighting and the abandonment of homes, a Berlin resident Christian Vollman held up a sign for arriving Ukrainians at the train station late at night. He currently holds Nigerian students who fled Kyiv once the bombings began.
Emmanuel Oyedele is one of the surviving Nigerian students that shared his gratitude telling reporter Geir Moulson of the Idaho Press that “We are so privileged here.” These outright gestures of kindness and solidarity have been happening all over Europe and in the West, coming together in unity to aid Ukrainians who need our help. In America, places like Detroit, Philadelphia, New York, and Pittsburgh have had protests and rallies against the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian residents who live in the U.S. have taken to action by doing these protests to make their voices heard. Anna Shepko, even told the U.S. Mission Italy.com that the Catskill mountains remind her of her home country. Individuals like Anna who are mourning the invasion of their home country have began going to church to pray.“ Every weekend, she attends church, where services are presented in English and Ukrainian” said the minister Timothy Tomson of the St Mary’s Orthodox Church in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania. The Reverend added to the article saying that people who are supportive need to “pray for peace.” He also stated a very interesting point noting that “Without Ukraine, Russia is just a country. With Ukraine, Russia is an empire.”
Individuals all over the world seem like they will contribute to the support of others no matter the lengths they have to go, from opening their homes to setting up fundraiser money through social media platforms. The country of Ukraine need us to survive, to be covered from the bombings or to be fed from the shortage of food, even open our doors from the homes that have been turned to rubble. Here is a link for donation and to help more visit International Rescue Committee .