Chemists in Ukraine revisited: Liudmyla Solianyk
Regular blackouts and missile strikes are part of life in Bucha district
At first we were very lost and scared. Now we are stronger. After the first shock wore off I started volunteering since I couldn’t work. I assembled food packages and sent them to the frontline, and I organised a fundraiser for a thermal imager. Closer to the New Year, I organised a project to support Ukrainian soldiers and made some themed Christmas baubles. I gave some to the military and to a school, and I sold some. It turned out I didn’t make enough as people also ordered them from abroad. I plan to expand this project in the future.
It wasn’t very comfortable when we came back to Bucha district in summer, but we got used to it. Being in our own home lifted our spirits a lot, but it got challenging in autumn. One morning we were on our way to school/kindergarten/work and heard some very loud explosions. That turned out to be the strikes that damaged windows in one of our buildings at work.