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Stories from a HelpAge Shelter in Lviv, Ukraine – May 2024

Jul 11, 2024 | News, Ukraine

Vasyl, 78 At 78, Vasyl, a former deputy director of a construction company, faces significant health and housing challenges exacerbated by the war. Having worked in construction since the age of 14, Vasyl’s long career has left him with serious health issues,...

Lyubov, 77 – Dnipro Oblast

Oct 25, 2022 | Ukraine

“My husband died a long time ago and I lived alone in downtown Lisichansk. For 20 days I slept in a corridor in the stairway. “It was bearable when the shelling was not that hard and then they started to attack really heavily. There was one day when the whole house...

Rima, 92 – Dnipro

Oct 25, 2022 | Ukraine

“My house in Severodonetsk was destroyed on 10 April. We were in a shelter nearby at the time and stayed mostly underground for around two months in total. “In the early days of the war, it had been okay and we were just hoping that it would be over soon. Then a lot...