Reflections on Ukraine's Identity and Resilience

Tears.

I wanted Ukraine to come to Oleshky,

not Oleshky to Ukraine.

Very much. There are so

many people there who want

Ukraine to come there.

There...

Rather than people having to move to Ukraine.

This is our country, Ukraine

after all, isn't it?

So why should we have to flee?

When you can't stop the tears, you start dancing.

If you can't dance, you start singing.

So we should sing a beautiful song.

We all sang on the bus, albeit

quietly, the Ukrainian national anthem. Not because

there wasn't another one,

but because we got used to doing

everything very quietly,

while we lived in Oleshky.

Most importantly, we didn't forget

the Ukrainian national anthem.

That was the most important thing for us.

So glory to Ukraine!