At only 16 years old, Maria Yemchura, a #KidsKonnectUkraine student ambassador tells us where she was and the chill and fear that gripped her the day Russia’s war against Ukraine began.
She also will tell you what it feels like to become numb to air raid sirens and endless hours in her school bomb shelter.
As she says, Ukrainian teens try to ignore the horrors staring them in the face, sapping them of their childhood and even the simplest of moments so many of us take for granted.
Watch the video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/AoO4H6BFBk0
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