One Year: Ukraine. The Timeline.
February 24th, 2023, marks one year since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. This interactive timeline shares the story of that year through the experiences of IsraAID’s mostly-Ukrainian team members working across three countries to build resilience, together.
One Year: Warmth Mental Health Safe Water Medical Care Resilience Together
“Mykolaiv doesn’t have fresh water around. It used to be supplied with fresh water from the Dnipro River. The pipeline was ruined by the [Russian army]. The city had no water supply whatsoever for over a month. The city authorities and pipeline managers admitted salt water from the Buh Estuary into the water supply system for technical purposes, but you cannot drink it. So we help. I do everything I can to help people with drinkable water.”
Pavlo Dydnyk, IsraAID Ukraine Water Engineer
“It was the 28th of February, I moved to Moldova with my grandmother. We crossed the border on foot, and I thought it would be just for one or two weeks. I found work with IsraAID. I was busy all the time, which helped me a lot, because I wasn’t on my own and I wasn’t sitting at home just thinking about what is happening in my country. Now I feel much better because I realized that we had to leave. I’ve found friends in Moldova, in Chișinău, so I’m not alone here anymore.”
Veronika Kovalchuk, IsraAID Moldova
“After the war started, I just thought what can I do? I am a psychologist and I can do what I do best. Up to now, our medical system didn’t have psychologists in house. We are working to show that psychologists need to be in hospitals. Now because of Dnipro and because of Brovary – just look how important it is.”
Tymofii Druzhynin, IsraAID Ukraine Protection Coordinator
“The humanitarian needs are extremely high in Ukraine. Ukraine is a very big country and the affected population is huge. For me, working in IsraAID is really an opportunity. I feel that I get more than I give. I have the opportunity to help people, and to help people to help people. This is not one-time assistance. It is making the community stronger. It’s much more than just providing food or providing medication, it’s giving a resource.
IsraAID’s team is just the hands of so many, many people who are supporting this initiative. All I want to say is just, thank you.”
Alena Druzhynina, IsraAID Ukraine Head of Mission