In an original Newsweek essay, Yana Psaryova talks about losing her home in the Russia-Ukraine War.
It took over a year for us to finish the renovations on our home because we had to save a lot of money and renovate one element at a time. It was a freeing experience because we used our creativity to make everything in it our own. It was very special for me because I was born in the Soviet Union and after leaving my parent's house to study in college, I lived in 18 apartments. It was incredible for me to be able to finally have my own home.
I was very lucky because my parents agreed to leave Kyiv as soon as the attack happened. Some of the older generations refused to leave because they were raised there. We passed a few large cities on the way to our destination and there were terrible traffic jams. I remember in one instance, we had to cross a bridge that was under construction, which took us seven hours.
As the weeks went on, I was hearing terrible news about bombings happening in our area. I was scared for all of my friends, and some of my employees who chose to stay in the city. The platform encourages people all over the world to help Ukraine by fundraising to rebuild the houses that were destroyed in the war.
I'm very impressed by how people all over the world are helping Ukraine and I would encourage people to keep donating.
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