March 15, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Every meter of the road to safety is risky, says Ludmila from Ukraine

Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ludmila Čiževská worked as an accountant and a lecturer at one of the universities in Zhytomyr. As the chairwoman of the Zhytomyr Association of Volhynian Czechs, she organized an evacuation to the Czech Republic. Ludmila did not plan to leave the country herself, but her husband insisted and she left together with her daughter. Find more about their journey in the interview.

March 14, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

The bombing took away the life Alyone had known

"I felt like I was in a movie, I had never experienced war before," says Alyona Sushko, who fled bombed-out Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. She woke up to the war. Alyona and her mom were hiding for a few days but then decided to seek safety abroad. Find out more about her story.

March 14, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Photographer Stanislav Krupař: I have not seen children playing outside for a long time

Internationally acclaimed photographer Stanislav Krupař has been focusing on reportage photography, especially in Ukraine and Russia, but he worked on the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Iraq as well. At the beginning of this year, he went to Avdijivka in the Donetsk region where he got caught up in the Russian invasion. Stanislav managed to escape via the ‘last train’ to Kyiv. We talked about the current situation in Ukraine.

March 12, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

The war in Ukraine has already forced Lyudmila and her son to move twice

Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, the protracted war has started in 2014 when the Donetsk and Luhansk regions self-proclaimed the independent republics. Lyudmila and her son had to leave their home in Luhansk back then. Now, eight years later, the same sad situation found them in the suburbs of Kyiv. Fortunately, thanks to the help of Caritas, they have now found a temporary home in Ternopil, located in western Ukraine.

March 11, 2022 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

More aid is heading to Ukraine - Caritas sending a truck with power generators

The situation in the border town of Tiachiv in south-western Ukraine is tense. Thousands of refugees are arriving here every day, trying to escape the war. For the local Caritas Tiachiv, a partner of the Ostrava-Opava Diocesan Caritas, the situation is becoming unmanageable. There is a lack of medical supplies, hygiene items and electricity access. That is why another truck from the Caritas Czech Republic is heading there.

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