Despite the risks and the upcoming arrival of the twins, Kateryna drives into the central Kiev twice a week to use one of the co-working spaces that have arisen all over the Ukrainian capital. These rooms have become quite professional, with furniture, heating, lighting and reliable internet, provided by Starlink terminals bought by the Elon Musk company.
professional challenges
Kateryna works in the logistics area and helps to import large containers into Ukraine. It is more than just a living. It is also a way to contribute to war effort.
Compared to most Ukrainians, Kateryna and Oleg are lucky enough to be at home a small generator, which they use economical. There is always a risk that you no longer have a diesel to operate it - it consumes one liter of fuel per hour and has to cool down every four hours. You have to decide which devices you operate: light or laundry, they said.
preparations for the uncertainty
You expect that you will need the generator for a long time after the birth of the twins. In Kyiv while Russia's war against living Ukraine means being prepared. Kateryna and Oleg have cupboards full of batteries, power banks and flashlights. If the Russian rocket campaign continues against the Ukrainian infrastructure, as most expect, the planned power failures could become more unpredictable and there are more emergency shutdowns.
There are enough food in the shops, "but sometimes I have to buy with a flashlight," says Kateryna. They have food supplies in the house for about two months, only in the event that the situation changes from poorly too worse.
return to home
How many people from Kiev moved to a safer area in the west of Ukraine after the invasion of February. But they never wanted to leave the country. Soon they felt withdrawn from their homeland to the city. "I have a job here; Oleg has a job here and cannot work remote. We have a lot of friends here, our home. For me it would be a nightmare to consult somewhere else," said Kateryna.
commitment to the community
Kateryna has the feeling that they are both involved in securing the future of Ukraine. In the early months of her pregnancy, she helped Ukrainian volunteer organizations to collect funds for warm clothing and equipment for the Ukrainian army, she said. "The company for which my husband works has a fund and supports the Ukrainian fighters on the front with equipment such as drones and pick-ups. We helped collect money for such equipment," she added.
help for other families
Like many other Ukrainians, they helped a family who had fled the front lines at the beginning of the war. The mother had released in the middle of the Russian bombing of her hometown Kreminna in the eastern region of Luhansk. When the family settled in a suburb of Kiev, Oleg and Kateryna helped them with warm clothes and food.
fears and hopes of pregnant women
Kateryna says she is not afraid to become a mother in times of war. You and Oleg want your sons to grow up in an environment that would be the opposite of how life could be under Russian occupation. "I really want my children to live in a free Ukraine, I want them to be safe. They have the right to security and protection, just like all other children in the world. I do not want them to live in fear of being killed by a Russian rocket, they should be happy and carefree," she said.
Your only concern - besides birth healthy children - is that she could be in the hospital during another wave of rocket attacks. At that moment she will pray very firmly, she says.
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