So, Why on Earth Did We?

Why We Stayed When Ukraine Was Attacked by Natasha Sennett

March 3, 2022: Kyiv: Photo by John Sennett

In the following months almost everyone we knew, saw, and exchanged pleasantries with pre-war, fled the city, ran, moved to the suburbs, or simply stopped answering their phones.

Our walkup in the building had three flats with occupants still in them, us included. To the right of us, there were Lena and Valik, an older couple, who we…