👋Hello, dear reader. I write impactful and empathy-driven articles which stem from my experience as a Ukrainian refugee here on Medium.

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❗️I’m in no way a spokesperson for all Ukrainian people or refugees. I’m drawing these reflections from my personal first-hand experiences. - Born in Mykolaiv, the southern city of Ukraine; - Grew up in independent Ukraine, all the way though 2000s and 2010s; - Moved to Canada at the age of 17 and lived there for 3 years; - Then moved back to Ukraine and lived in Kyiv until the full-scale invasion started on February 24, 2022; - Since the start of full-scale invasion, I’ve lived in Ukraine, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, and the UK. P.S. - It is not a mistake but my conscious choice to write russia with a lower-case letter. I consider russia a terrorist state, and its war against Ukraine — genocidal, targeted at the erasure of Ukrainian state, people, and language; - I use the term “full-scale invasion,” not “war” to mark the russian invasion of 2022. The war in Ukraine has been ongoing since 2014.

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