Memories of the war from Dmytro, 6 grade student.
On February 24th, my mom woke me up at 5:30 a.m. and told me to pack my stuff because the war has started. When I looked out from the window on the 14th floor, I saw that the entire [...] Boulevard was packed with cars. My mother’s acquaintance called us and said that we must leave [...]. After that we packed our belongings and drove to pick up my grandmother and uncle. When we got to the highway, we were “crawling,” not driving, because there were too many cars. I saw people who were fleeing the war walking with their belongings and pets. It was only in the evening, when it was already dark outside, that we got to the Volyn region. They started building block posts on the roads and there were territorial defense units, who were checking the documents. Close to 9 p.m., we reached the village of [...].
Memories of the war from Iryna, 6 grade student:
I will now tell you my impressions when I heard that war had started. It was a regular morning, and I was sleeping calmly. In my sleep I was waiting for the alarm to ring and wake me up for school. Suddenly, my sister woke me up and told me to get dressed in my warm clothes. At first, I couldn’t understand anything. Then I heard that my family had been watching TV since the early morning. I was surprised because none of my family normally watches TV that early. I asked my sister what happened. She told me that a martial law was announced in Ukraine. I started looking through news and public pages through my phone. Then we packed bags just in case and watched the news for the whole day. To be honest, this war has taught us a lot (for example, that we have to appreciate every drop of water). I am not currently in Ukraine and I miss my family a lot. I miss my grandma, my grandpa, my pets, my friends and others. I hope this war ends soon and everything will be fine.
