Well, that's it, just a few hours left and this year will end. I never thought that someday I would have to say this, but the main achievement of this year was that I stayed alive. When my friends and I celebrated the New Year last year, we still did not know what awaits us. We made plans and we dreamed that this whole quarantine and pandemic nightmare would end and we could live a normal life again. We didn't know then that it was the least of our problems. Only two months will pass and the word war will become the words that will fully characterize this year and there will be no plans, no hopes, only survival.
For a long time we could not believe in the reality of what was happening, it seemed absurd. Historically, Russia has always encroached on our land, but that this could happen in the middle of Europe in the 21st century, it was hard to believe. Russia's imperial ambitions have made it and it’s population absolutely mad.
Me and my animals ended up in the very center of the Hell circle: between Bucha and Borodyanka. Russian fighter jets scampered right over the roof of my house, sometimes it seemed to me that they would hit it. All around shuddered from the explosions. But even then, being in this hell, we firmly knew that death is better than life under the rule of Russia.
And there was no electricity, water, it was impossible to buy food, only Russian tanks on our streets, but we still believed that our military would free us very soon.
Do you know what it's like to know that you can be killed just because you want to make a phone call? I know! The Russians did it. They were terribly afraid that we would tell our military places of their location. And you know what? We still did it even at the risk of being killed.
Now I know that our biggest mistake was that we considered them people. But there are no borders for them. The Russian army is an army of thieves, rapists, sadists and murderers.
Finally, our troops drove off the Russian occupiers. On April 1, we were released. Finally, I could call my family and friends without risking being killed for it.
And you know what I'll tell you. By this time, the seedlings of flowers was already in full growth on my windowsill. Yes it is so! Damn seedlings of flowers grew on my windowsill! I planted it because I didn't doubt for a second that our army would win.
The animals of our region and my own were in dire need of food. As soon as the territorial defense forces allowed I went for humanitarian aid and of course my faithful Mouse accompanied me.
Here I would like to thank all our Western partners who sent animal feed to Ukraine, they really saved very, very many animals.
New animals and birds began to arrive at my small shelter, I will tell you honestly the situation was catastrophic, especially for dogs and cats. At that time I had 22 dogs now there are 18.
My garden bloomed waking up from a winter nightmare. I added a lot of new flowers that I have wanted for a long time but kept putting off.
Here is the main conclusion that I came to during the occupation, when death literally hung over our heads, - live here and now. You tell me it's impossible but I'll tell you anything is possible as long as no bombs fall on your head! Believe me, I know this now absolutely for sure.
Now a new phase of the war has begun. Putin and his gang are hysterically shelling our infrastructure and hope that we will surrender without electricity and heat, but this will never happen. Every time after the shelling, I call my children to find out that they are alive. At first it seemed something surreal, now it has become commonplace. But there is one thing that I absolutely know: it is impossible to succumb to terrorists, and Russia is a country of terrorists.
What can I wish for the next year? Of course I wish everyone peace and good. Be happy! Those problems that seem serious to us are in fact very often not problems at all.