Survive in Kharkiv with your eyes on Portugal. The Story of Evegni Goncharov – War in Ukraine
“We are always nervous and afraid,” says Evegni, a former construction and agricultural worker in Ponte de Sor. It is mid-afternoon and this family’s life is made in the cave that has been transformed into a shelter in the building where they live. Beds are improvised and candles are lit for when the light fails. We only go home for food “food. Most of the time he stayed here”, says Evegni Goncharov, who looks at her 70-year-old mother, sitting on the makeshift bed in the damp and cold hut.
In this still never-ending the main concern for Eve, the mother is the main concern for Eve “When the shots went too far she fought at home, but when she started bombing on foot from the house she was very seen in the shelter” and went on to live in the shelter. Nina Goncharova has mobility and can’t get down quickly from sixth to shelter. It is because of her that Evegni does not hesitate when asked about leaving the hell of Kharkiv.
“No”, because, he says, “what happens here happens everywhere”, and, adding in correct Portuguese, “I don’t want to go to the troops. I want Ukraine to win, but I’m afraid. I need my family here”. His wife, Natasha, is also terrified. “She’s always nervous,” says Evegni. And the worst thing is starting to get used to the bombings. “It’s true, and that’s too bad.”
While living on the help of volunteers to get the food that Kharkiv lacks, Evegni remembers the Portuguese “coffee and wine”. As for the approach of peace, Evegni hesitates and sighs: “I have great hope. I believe.”