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ON 24 FEBRUARY 2022, RUSSIA ATTACKED UKRAINE AND STARTED THE BIGGEST WAR IN THE HEART OF EUROPE SINCE WORLD WAR II
Testimonies of Jewish Refugees from the Russo-Ukrainian War
With one Grad rocket they killed my husband, son, mother, and dog
Irina Zhivolup, Notary, Izium
A body without arms, legs or a head was lying like garbage in the middle of the road
Eugenia, Housewife, citizen of Israel, Mariupol
The Russian tank stopped right by the window and levelled the barrel right at us
Victoria Druzenko, Lawyer at the Jewish Agency for Israel, Bucha
My 16 year old daughter saw eight people die
Irina Poliushkina, Mathematics Teacher, Mariupol
My mother counted 11 bodies during her evacuation from Bucha
Pavel Zeldich, Guide, Jewish local historian, Irpin
Phosphorous bombs made burn things that can’t burn
Inna Zatoloka, Tour Guide, Mariupol
The Russians took over our place and literally crapped in every room, wherever they could squat
Sara, Entrepreneur, Hostomel
When we saw Ukrainian chevron patches on the soldiers’ uniform, we cried like kids
Marina Piletskaya, Boiler House Operator at the Azovstal Metallurgical Combine, Mariupol
Putin has no idea who he is dealing with!
Olga Mazurenko, Teacher, Jewish kindergarten, Kyiv
My husband went out to pick up my mother. They found his body four days later
Luybov Gubenko, restaurant manager, Mariupol
The children were very frightened - I had never before heard such a recital of "Shema, Israel"
Talya Levitan, housewife, mother of seven children, Kyiv – Anatevka
There is no city in Ukraine where they hate Putin's Russia more than in Chernihiv
Irina Lipkina, Chesed-Esther General Manager, Chernihiv
My mother’s legs were shredded by shell fragments when she shielded her grandson with her body
Vadim, entrepreneur, owner of a car service station, Mariupol
Sometimes the shelling got so bad we had to light fires inside the lobby
Yuri, sports journalist, Mariupol
When a cruise missile flies over, your insides clench
Bronislava Gromova and her father Lev Tumarkin, Kharkiv
Two Iskanders fell within 15 meters of my house
Yuri Mitniskiy, retired. Konstantinovka, Donetsk Region
A Russian tank shot at our department of neurosurgery
Alina Buzunar, head of the department of telemedicine at the regional hospital, Mariupol
I was walking the dog in the morning and thought I saw gas tanks on the road, but then realized they were bombs
Svetlana Shwetz, head accountant, Chernihiv
Abyss of hell, Apocalypse, Armageddon
Igor Pyatikop, retired, Mariupol
In the first month of the occupation, the Russians did not allow to bury anyone
Olga and Denis Shubin, organic food chain store owners, Kherson
They shot up a cancer treatment center downtown
Alexander Chernyavskiy, pensioner, Melitopol
I managed to take my papers, two nightgowns, and my vyshyvanka
Natalya Bezrukova, teacher, Bucha
Putin expected to divide us, but it turned out the other way around
Elina, accountant, Mariupol
There will be nothing left of Kharkiv soon
Dmitry, boxing and kickboxing coach; Alena, police officer. Both are active athletes, Kharkiv
They made leaving Russia very difficult for us; they even interrogated the child
Svetlana Agantseva, owner of a real estate agency and a vegan sweets shop, Mariupol
My son helped capture a Russian pilot
Yakov Yankulenko (Lerner), director of a kosher hotel affiliated with Kyiv's Podil synagogue
The Russians shot my elderly neighbors, but they just looted my apartment
Alla Kremenchuk head of Irpin Jewish community
There is No Mariupol Left, and Nothing in Mariupol Left for Us
Inna Shumurtova, employee of an HIV prevention NGO
My beloved uncle died because of the lack of medical help
Victoria Simson, athlete, Kharkiv
We ran from entryway to entryway while they reloaded
Oxana, lead auditor of Oschadbank, Mariupol
I turned on cartoons, so my kids would not hear the artillery
Yuliya Pototska, Hillel director, mother of three children, Kharkiv
All my ancestors spoke Russian, but today I would rather shoot myself than go to Russia
Alexandra Yerofeeva, hair stylist, Chernihiv
The Russians broke down the doors of every apartment in our building
Elena, merchandiser, Bucha