“We’re alive.
For the first time since the war began, a blast knocked me to the floor.
Something shattered in the house — but we still don’t dare go upstairs.
There’s a red glow outside the window. I just hope people are alive.
I already know half the street in our village is gone.
We’re calling out to neighbors, asking what’s been destroyed.
My daughter has calmed down.
Now I just need to find the cat.”
These are the words of Svitlana Roiz, Ukraine’s renowned child psychologist.
Her husband is serving on the front lines.
How much longer will Russia be allowed to kill Ukrainians with impunity?