Volnovakha: Only Hope Remains
- Description:
- "On February 24, I was in Volnovakha, Donetsk region. At 4 a.m. I was awakened by loud explosions. Me and my parents decided to run to the basement of my dad's workplace. This turned out to be a big mistake ... The basement was not prepared at all. There were more than 300 people, who sought refuge there during the harrowing eight days that followed. The railway began to face increasingly frequent bombings. Next to the basement, there were already destroyed buildings, and the basement itself became very unstable. I don't even know how it managed to survive. There were only chairs, which were still not enough for all the people. There was no toilet in it either, so you had to go outside, which was impossible and very scary. Unfortunately, the ventilation was broken. There was nothing to breathe and it was unbearably hot from the number of people in such a small room. The last straw was when the basement door was open to let in at least some air, and debris fell into our basement and cut through the door." --------------------------------------- Volnovakha is a city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Volnovakha Raion within the oblast. The battle of Volnovakha was a military engagement that lasted from 25 February 2022 until 12 March 2022 as part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian and DPR forces engaged Ukrainian forces at the small city of Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast, which is located close to the Ukrainian-DPR border (Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastienroblin/2022/11/09/ukrainian-veteran-recalls-pivotal-tank-battle-in-volnovakha/?sh=65c7706dd3a1)
- Attribution:
- ©Svidok, Professor Anasstasia Fedyk-UC Berkeley
- Date:
- 02-15-2024