Cyganko Family Needs A Home

On February 24, the Cyganko family, including Eduard (53) and Tetiana (51), was getting ready for work when they heard the first shell explosions. Immediately, they understood that war had begun, a fear they had been warned about. The family took refuge in the cellar, fearing that any direct hit on their house would be catastrophic. People couldn’t venture outside. After seeing a crater left by a neighboring house, they decided to leave by car. Many shells fell near their vehicle as they barely made it onto the road, encountering Ukrainian Armed Forces who informed them that the village was closing off, with little hope of return. Eduard worked in the school boiler room, so he was allowed to return to heat the school where military personnel were stationed. The family moved to Kharkiv, living in a two-room apartment with friends for two years. They want to return home to tend to their farm.