War is always side by side: How do Ukrainians survive whose house near the front line is nyt

According to journalists, residents of frontier cities and villages are experiencing artillery shelling almost daily. Some believe that their lives will only become more complex. Ukrainians who refused to leave the house, despite the proximity of the front line, face endless trials. Many have decided not to leave for the care of sick relatives or animals, others say they love their home very much. About it writes the New York Times.

According to journalists, residents of Kherson and surrounding villages have already experienced Russian occupation, cold winter without electricity, and also experience artillery shelling of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation almost daily. The publication writes that some left at the time when their home was occupied, but after his release - returned home.

Currently, about 60,000 people live in Kherson, although before the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation the figure was five times higher. The material states that in the Donetsk, despite the commemoration, coal mines continue to work. As Shakhtar told Vladimir Kirilov from Pokrovsk, he does not hear shelling when he is underground, but still thinks about the war. "How could I forget about the war there, below, if on there my family, children and my mother, which one?" He said.

According to the man, he tries not to linger at work to return to his relatives as soon as possible or to call them to find out how they have. The publication writes that people live in the area of ​​Ukrainian artillery. Ukrainian soldiers consider some of the remaining civilians who are waiting for the arrival of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. However, there are also those who decide to leave.

So, last fall, the village of Izyumske in the Kharkiv region decided to leave 78-year-old Galina Stych. She was waiting for the Red Cross team in front of her house. She lived in her home for 50 years. "We only took clothes," she said. According to journalists, there are about 1,500 inhabitants in Guliaypol. According to a local resident 79-year-old Galina Lushansk, she receives a pension of about $ 100 a month. This is her only income now.

Previously, she worked on a horse farm, but most of the animals are gone. Galina helps a 50-year-old daughter. Women rely on the help of volunteers to warm up when winter comes. Galina said she did not expect help from officials. The full -scale war has been going on for the third year. The woman is convinced that life for her and other Ukrainians who remained at home next to the front line will only become more desperate.