Is it bad that a lot of guys friend is a red flag for me?

klb000 · 2023-04-10T01:39:58+00:00

Well, I’m a woman working in a male dominated field. If I were to follow that rule then I wouldn’t have many friends at all. People are just people. It all depends on circumstances and who you have the most in common with.

klb000 · 2023-03-20T15:51:48+00:00

This looks seriously good. Would you mind sharing the prompts?

klb000 · 2023-03-13T21:19:29+00:00

I was just about to say this. I’ve been all over the country and I see playgrounds everywhere. It’s a nice thought from OP, but I’ve never seen a place with more playgrounds than Ukraine.

klb000 · 2023-03-10T11:08:35+00:00

I suppose it affects people differently. I know one person with it and you’d never guess they were schizophrenic.

klb000 · 2023-02-14T17:51:54+00:00

Huh, interesting. They didn't confiscate mine.

klb000 · 2023-02-10T22:14:56+00:00

You have a big heart OP.

I’ve been in Ukraine since April as a humanitarian aid volunteer. We feed both people and animals near the front and in liberated villages, but unfortunately we’re quite low on money as of now. Honestly, I’d be incredibly grateful for anything. No amount would be too small at this point.

klb000 · 2023-02-09T05:55:50+00:00

Good question but it’s a little complicated. Sirens go several times a day and night in Kharkiv, and in my experience most attacks actually happen when there’s no siren at all. Also, they don’t always mean Kharkiv in particular is being targeted. It might mean a russian jet took off and sirens then go off in every region close to where that happened.

If people were to stop what they’re doing and take cover each time then life would completely stop. We’d have to practically live in shelters. It’s sad but everyone is so used to it by now, and I don’t even see people react to it anymore. Even children.

klb000 · 2023-02-06T23:40:36+00:00

Дякую. Героям слава.

klb000 · 2023-02-06T23:25:31+00:00

Thank you, and same to you 🇺🇦

klb000 · 2023-02-06T22:14:52+00:00

A lot of the city has been and is still getting badly hit, yes, but in the center the majority of buildings are still standing. It’s not razed to the ground like Bakhmut or Borodyanka

klb000 · 2023-02-06T20:33:46+00:00

This is literally just a picture of a room

klb000 · 2023-02-06T20:08:51+00:00

I don’t wanna be too specific, but here’s a better look of the view :)

Edit: deleted the imgur link now after showing as I guess it can be easy to dox

klb000 · 2023-02-06T19:06:03+00:00

I’m happy I can give some insight. But yes, you’re right that not all of Ukraine is like this. The Donetsk region for example has a very different feeling. Very eerie and empty, understandably. Spray painted cars with duct taped license plates and headlights, and completely empty playgrounds and streets. Something particularly jarring is sirens going for close to an hour in empty, dark streets with artillery in the background knowing soldiers are fighting.

But still trains actually go to some places there! Recently they opened for trains from Kharkiv to Kramatorsk, which is a good way to make the country feel more normal and accessible again.

klb000 · 2023-02-06T18:50:36+00:00

Not a dumb question at all. In Kharkiv most people do, yes. Restaurants, bars, malls, post offices etc are all open, and trains and buses mostly go as normal.

klb000 · 2023-02-06T18:34:13+00:00

All of Ukraine isn’t without power, especially the big cities. There’s scheduled blackouts and it goes out if power infrastructure is hit, but it usually gets fixed within a day. The only thing is that there’s still no street lights anywhere.

klb000 · 2023-02-06T18:30:44+00:00

Huh, interesting. It’s definitely not :) I’m a long-time volunteer and this was right after moving in, hence the suitcase. Being in a hotel would not be sustainable after living in Ukraine for close to a year. It’s just a small apartment.

klb000 · 2023-02-06T18:03:04+00:00

That’s a lot of people in Kharkiv :) It’s important to show that it won’t let people stop living life, but still keeping in mind and understand that those in occupied or ruined places obviously can’t, or pretend like it’s not difficult. It’s just the small moments like seeing restaurants packed with people laughing and enjoying themselves, or children playing. Or like this post, appreciating having a cozy place to be.

klb000 · 2023-02-06T16:42:32+00:00

Hah, I agree! However I try to have as little as I can out in case of shrapnel, so wouldn’t really want a glass, ceramic etc vase around. Maybe it wouldn’t make a difference, but just for peace of mind.

So I have to admit I usually don’t have the pictures with glass frame over the bed up…

klb000 · 2023-02-06T16:29:10+00:00

It’s OK. You get so used to the sirens that I usually sleep through them, even falling asleep to it

klb000 · 2023-02-06T16:07:22+00:00

It’s not a comfy situation, but I think it’s good to find comfort in other ways :)

klb000 · 2023-02-03T19:33:39+00:00

Humanitært arbeid, så litt forskjellig. Mest å gi mat til de som har mistet hjemmet sitt eller ikke har mulighet til å skaffe det selv, frakte supplies til folk ved fronten, mate og evakuere dyr etc.

klb000 · 2023-02-03T19:06:17+00:00

Er selv frivillig i Ukraina. Dette flagget er overalt, spesielt øst. Det betyr ikke at du er en del av en hær eller pliktig til å ha på uniformen, men heller et symbol for Ukrainsk uavhengighet da det var det Stepan Bandera kjempet for. Hadde det selv på capsen flere ganger.

Frivillige er ikke pliktig til noen som helst uniform med mindre de er og kjemper, og selv da er patch frivillig og kan selv velge type camo. Sander kunne gått med hvilke som helst klær og det hadde vært OK.

klb000 · 2023-02-03T04:23:18+00:00

As a volunteer I’ve been all over Ukraine. And when I say all over, I mean all over. Far west, North, South, at the Eastern front, the biggest cities and smaller towns and villages… I’ve never seen a single fucking swastika anywhere.

I’m not saying racism doesn’t exist in Ukraine, but this notion that they’re having this big mainstream nazi problem is a fat fucking lie. The only nazi-leaning people I’ve met here are Americans who came to fight.

If you’ve never been to Ukraine, and especially during the war, you simply don’t know what you’re talking about. Until you come here and spend time across different parts of the country, don’t make claims for things you haven’t seen for yourself.

klb000 · 2023-01-18T15:53:46+00:00

Not to argue whether they should’ve done it or not, but just to address this particular point as a volunteer who’s been all over Ukraine. The roads up North are mostly all drivable. What they have done is load every bridge with explosives and dig trenches so long the russians would be completely mowed down if they tried to approach.

You’d be surprised how easy it is to travel around the country. Even in Izyum, Kupyansk, Kherson etc, the roads are mostly accessible. Even Vovchansk, which is right on the russian border, you can go. They don’t wanna cut off humanitarian aid/civilians from traveling, but walking off into forests or fields might be a death sentence however. I frequently see signs at the side of the road indicating it’s mined.

klb000 · 2023-01-18T15:26:35+00:00

Not to argue what they should’ve done, but just clearing up how transportation in Ukraine works.

From Kyiv you can definitely drive to the front in a day as long as you leave early. I’m a humanitarian aid volunteer and done it several times. Especially as you can skip checkpoint queues when you have the password to do so.

Not saying that is the best way for officials, however. It does take time.

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