Living in fear and the daily threat of death is something all Ukrainians have to reckon with since the Russian invasion on February 24, and local United Nations staff members are no exception. Viktoriya Hrubas is a Public Information Officer for the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Coordination, and she has recounted firsthand what she went through while serving and suffering, along with fellow Ukrainians. his profession. © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi “Nobody is willing to go through war,” she admits, despite her extensive experience as a humanitarian providing emergency aid to people in need. In the early days of the invasion, she witnessed “with horror” as the Russian army moved towards her childhood home in Zaporizhzhia, especially when her mother had decided not to leave. In September, she finally had to return to the city to take on a mission with OCHA, and talk to unruly local residents, including her mother, determined not to let the war completely ruin her life. their. You can read her.
Living in fear and the daily threat of death is something all Ukrainians have to reckon with since the Russian invasion on February 24, and local United Nations staff members are no exception. Viktoriya Hrubas is the Public Information Officer at the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Coordination,
OCHA, and she recounted firsthand what it was like to serve and suffer alongside her fellow Ukrainians. © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi “Nobody is willing to go through war,” she admits, despite her extensive experience as a humanitarian providing emergency aid to people in need. In the early days of the invasion, she witnessed “with horror” as the Russian army moved towards her childhood home in Zaporizhzhia, especially when her mother had decided not to leave. In September, she finally had to return to the city to take on a mission with OCHA, and talk to unruly local residents, including her mother, determined not to let the war completely ruin her life. their. you can read her
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