Without windows, without heating, but with support – journalist Anastasiya Platonova on Shahed drone attack consequences

“The hit did not happen at -20 — we were a bit lucky,” almost no intact windows in the apartment of journalist and editor Anastasiya Platonova due to the attack of a russian shaheed.

As Anastasiya told in a comment to the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), the event took place on the night of Thursday, February 12, in Kyiv — the arrival occurred in a courtyard between houses. Fortunately, there were no injuries, but windows flew out in many apartments, and a fire broke out on the technical floor of a neighboring building. In particular, all three windows and the balcony were damaged in the media worker’s apartment.

“Repair work is currently underway. On Thursday morning, we bought film and spent the first few hours sewing up the windows. It was a bit lucky that the arrival did not happen at -20,” Anastasiya noted. “It is not hot in the apartment right now. Now it’s about sealing the window openings with tiles. And with the first warming, we will start installing new windows and a balcony.”

The journalist is left to live and work in damaged housing. Her apartment has also been without heating for two weeks due to the Darnytsia central heating power plant, which was actually destroyed by russian shelling.

She emphasizes — amazed by the number of helping hands extended by caring people and the professional community:

“This is logical in our conditions; we are all in the same boat, and many Ukrainians experience similar things. On the one hand, we are very fragile in this, and on the other, in the conditions of a cruel reality, we become a safety net for each other.”

Anastasiya Platonova is a journalist, cultural critic, and editor. Her focus is on the protection of cultural heritage, the theme of memory, and decolonization. She is working on cycles of original texts dedicated to these topics.

NUJU Information Service