Ivahnenko Family Needs A Home

On February 24, the Ivahnenko family, comprised of Alexander (55) and Olga (51), heard explosions and saw everything around them ablaze because they lived near the school. They helped their neighbors evacuate and fed those who remained in the village. The family recalls preparing food for animals, the elderly, and military personnel. While cooking, shells constantly flew overhead, causing immense fear. They endured this for 4 months until one day they went to bed and woke up to an explosion in their house. Both husband and wife were concussed. Upon regaining consciousness and seeing the devastation, Alexander realized his wife was not beside him. He heard her calls for help, her injured leg, and numerous cuts. He began to clear the rubble, hearing his wife asking him to come closer and saying her goodbyes. This lasted for 4 hours, but with the help of neighbors, they managed to rescue his wife. Currently, the family lives with neighbors nearby but dreams of returning to their own home, finding it psychologically difficult to accept that they have nowhere else to return, despite living nearby.