It happened at five in the morning on February 24, 2022. My grandmother burst into my room shouting:
Anna, wake up! The war has begun!
At first, I thought it was some kind of prank. What kind of war could there be in the 21st century? I didn’t want to believe it, but literally a couple of minutes later I heard an explosion not far from my house. At that moment, I felt my heart sink and my body was enveloped in an invisible cold, as if I had been plunged into icy water. I will probably never forget that feeling of fear and uncertainty.
The Kiev airport was located not far from us, and most of the missiles hit it. After all, it is a “military facility” where, according to the Russians, neo-nationalists were supposed to be located, who in fact never existed. In my opinion, it is very foolish to justify the killing of people under the guise of “liberators” from something incomprehensible.
During the second explosion, which seemed even closer to me, I began to realize that this was no joke, but a real war.
The first thought that came to my mind then was:
Oh no, not this! Today is my second day at my dream job! How could this happen?
Yes, I found a job as an SMM specialist in a large architectural organization with an excellent salary and the opportunity to travel around the country. A new stage in my life was beginning, because before that I had only worked part-time as a student. Now I had my first full-time job, and I no longer had to think about university assignments or preparing for exams. In just one day, my whole life changed dramatically. My first day at work, February 23, 2022, lifted me up to heaven, and the next day opened the gates of hell for me…