Olena Letsina | Kharkiv

"We sat in the cellar for nine days. Until the children began to choke on mold!"

Name: "We sat in the cellar for nine days. Until the children began to choke on mold!"
Uploaded: 2024-11-06 16:32:20EET
Duration: 5 min 25 s
Description: Olena's daughter, Masha, turned 14 the day before the start of the full-scale war. The family from Kharkiv hid from the shelling in the cellar. Until the children got sick. They left the house under fire, on an evacuation train. Olena recalls how people left suitcases on platforms to accommodate as many children as possible in wagons.

Olena's daughter, Masha, turned 14 the day before the start of the full-scale war. The family from Kharkiv hid from the shelling in the cellar. Until the children got sick. They left the house under fire, on an evacuation train. Olena recalls how people left suitcases on platforms to accommodate as many children as possible in wagons.

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Main
Names
"We sat in the cellar for nine days. Until the children began to choke on mold!"

Location of events:

Kharkiv
Interview location:

Chinadiyovo
Interview date:

21.07.2022
Category:

Civilian stories
Recording method:

Video
Duration

05:25