Ukrainian women in Poland -- WEB
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- Ukrainian women in Poland -- WEB
- April 4, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English TV Ukrainian women in Poland - Mendoza Headline: Generations of Ukrainian Women Flee War, Share Their Stories Date: Published at: 4/3/2022 at 6:45pm Byline: Celia Mendoza Contributor: Julia Riera Dateline: Medyka, Poland Videographer: Celia Mendoza Producer: Script editors: KE(1st), Bowman Video source(s): VOA Platform(s): Web___ TV_X__ Radio TRT: 2:36 Vid approved by: Holly Franko Type: TVPKG ((INTRO)) [[ Grandmothers, mothers and children account for most of those fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine. Each refugee has a story as well as hopes for the future. VOA’s Celia Mendoza reports from Medyka, Poland. ]] ((NARRATOR)) A few weeks ago, Vira Pavlina was an ordinary Ukrainian grandmother. Today she’s a refugee. ((Vira Pavlivna, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “In Soviet times we lived well, we probably don't need Russia after this. I don't know how to explain it.” ((NARRATOR)) Pavlivna had to flee Kyiv with her grandchildren, fearing for their lives. ((Vira Pavlivna, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “Because of the war, because of the bombs. Because they're bombing Ukraine. Shooting villages. They do scary things. Everyone went wherever they could. We tried to stick together and now we have decided to save our children … our angels. It's not their fault." ((NARRATOR)) Yulia Usik is a mother of two. After surviving nearly two weeks of Russian attacks and bombings, Usik and her husband decided it was time to leave Kyiv. ((Yulia Usik, Ukrainian Mother)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) "We were under attack and shelling for 13 days, and my husband told me to please get the children out because they were traumatized." ((Yulia Usik, Ukranian Mother)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “My husband is in Kyiv. He’s 33 years old. He promised he would come back for us.” ((NARRATOR)) Lilia Kostenko is the grandmother of two youths, Timur and Damir. For her family, the plan initially was to flee to a cottage outside of Kyiv. But as Russian forces drew closer, plans changed. ((Lilia Kostenko, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “Our husbands told us: ‘Go to Lviv.’ Our daughter's friends took us in at their place. And then, explosions started again, they blew up the airport there, and we decided to leave, now with our daughter's friends.” ((NARRATOR)) Kostenko never imagined she would have to live through war in the 21st century, more than 75 years after the end of World War II. ((Lilia Kostenko, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “My grandfather fought in Poland and it's horrible, of course. I remembered it.” ((NARRATOR)) For Pavlivna, it’s like taking a trip back in history. ((Vira Pavlivna, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “I remember the state of the country, how the villages were at that time. 1954 was also hard, very hard. Oh God. We want peace and that the soldiers who are there can protect us. We just want everything to be fine and that there would be peace.” ((NARRATOR)) Refugees tell VOA they hope to able to go home one day with their kids and grandkids, whom they describe as young and resilient – and likely to recover from the trauma of war, if and when peace returns to Ukraine. ((Celia Mendoza, VOA News, Medyka, Poland.
- Transcript/Script TV Ukrainian women in Poland - Mendoza Headline: Generations of Ukrainian Women Flee War, Share Their Stories Date: Published at: 4/3/2022 at 6:45pm Byline: Celia Mendoza Contributor: Julia Riera Dateline: Medyka, Poland Videographer: Celia Mendoza Producer: Script editors: KE(1st), Bowman Video source(s): VOA Platform(s): Web___ TV_X__ Radio TRT: 2:36 Vid approved by: Holly Franko Type: TVPKG ((INTRO)) [[ Grandmothers, mothers and children account for most of those fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine. Each refugee has a story as well as hopes for the future. VOA’s Celia Mendoza reports from Medyka, Poland. ]] ((NARRATOR)) A few weeks ago, Vira Pavlina was an ordinary Ukrainian grandmother. Today she’s a refugee. ((Vira Pavlivna, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “In Soviet times we lived well, we probably don't need Russia after this. I don't know how to explain it.” ((NARRATOR)) Pavlivna had to flee Kyiv with her grandchildren, fearing for their lives. ((Vira Pavlivna, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “Because of the war, because of the bombs. Because they're bombing Ukraine. Shooting villages. They do scary things. Everyone went wherever they could. We tried to stick together and now we have decided to save our children … our angels. It's not their fault." ((NARRATOR)) Yulia Usik is a mother of two. After surviving nearly two weeks of Russian attacks and bombings, Usik and her husband decided it was time to leave Kyiv. ((Yulia Usik, Ukrainian Mother)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) "We were under attack and shelling for 13 days, and my husband told me to please get the children out because they were traumatized." ((Yulia Usik, Ukranian Mother)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “My husband is in Kyiv. He’s 33 years old. He promised he would come back for us.” ((NARRATOR)) Lilia Kostenko is the grandmother of two youths, Timur and Damir. For her family, the plan initially was to flee to a cottage outside of Kyiv. But as Russian forces drew closer, plans changed. ((Lilia Kostenko, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “Our husbands told us: ‘Go to Lviv.’ Our daughter's friends took us in at their place. And then, explosions started again, they blew up the airport there, and we decided to leave, now with our daughter's friends.” ((NARRATOR)) Kostenko never imagined she would have to live through war in the 21st century, more than 75 years after the end of World War II. ((Lilia Kostenko, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “My grandfather fought in Poland and it's horrible, of course. I remembered it.” ((NARRATOR)) For Pavlivna, it’s like taking a trip back in history. ((Vira Pavlivna, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((IN UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN)) “I remember the state of the country, how the villages were at that time. 1954 was also hard, very hard. Oh God. We want peace and that the soldiers who are there can protect us. We just want everything to be fine and that there would be peace.” ((NARRATOR)) Refugees tell VOA they hope to able to go home one day with their kids and grandkids, whom they describe as young and resilient – and likely to recover from the trauma of war, if and when peace returns to Ukraine. ((Celia Mendoza, VOA News, Medyka, Poland.
- NewsML Media Topics Conflict, War and Peace, Human Interest
- Topic Tags Poland Womens
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date April 4, 2022 14:46 EDT
- Description English Grandmothers, mothers and children account for most of those fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine. Each refugee has a story as well as hopes for the future. VOA’s Celia Mendoza reports from Medyka, Poland.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English