Got my kids back to #Kyiv today for Christmas. First time since 1 March when I evacuated them. Ecstatic 🤩 despite 14C in the home, cold radiators and no power since midday. This holiday will be about family unity and new skills for all of us 💛💙
Lesia Vasylenko
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Lesia Vasylenko
@lesiavasylenko
Ukrainian MP, @goloszmin, working mom of 3 lovely humans, lover of freedom, travel and all things green #Ukraine #geopolitics
Kyiv
Joined January 2020
- Just minutes from my home. Just 20 minutes ago. What is #Russia trying to hit? The national university? The park? Or the playground?
- Yes, 🇺🇦Parliament still works. We had a sitting yesterday. Yes, we vote laws. Yes, our committees work. Even in war we intend to keep democracy working #SupportUkraine
- At 28 Natalia flew fighter jets. First woman-pilot in the #Ukraine Air Force. She gave her life for Ukraine. A true Ukrainian Super Woman
- Back in #Ukraine. Never felt better crossing the border. I am where I belong. The energy of freedom is pulsing in the air #StandWithUkraine
- Yesterday I cried more than in all the other 36 days of war. The husband of my colleague Olga Stefanyshyna, MP, was killed. He died a hero, trying to evacuate civilians from #Chernihiv. Unimaginable tragedy
- I don’t know what to write anymore. Second time in 3 months I had to hand off my 9 months baby girl, not knowing if I will ever see her again. This is a pain only a mother can know. It’s more painful than all of war put together. The amount of hatred in me grows every day
- Kharkiv back under full Ukrainian control. Glory to the soldiers who bravely stood through all these never-ending hours ❤️🇺🇦
- Parliament of #Ukraine sat as usual today, btw. A year in still functioning. As does the government. As does the President. As does the whole country. We didn’t fold. We keep on standing.
- Women make up 15% of the #Ukraine army. Almost 7000 women serve in the Air Force alone. Women are the heart of the resilience of local communities. Heroic mothers and their inspiring daughters. This is the 🇺🇦 resistance #GirlPower #StandWithUkraine
