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Serhii Vitaliiovych lived in Kherson. His family consists of his father, who has a disability, and two girls, Yanusia and Nadiika.
On the twenty-fourth of February, the man was supposed to go on a business trip to Chaplynka town, but his colleague called and warned that the war had begun. After a couple of hours, he was convinced of this himself. Serhii understood that he needed to go to a safe place, but it would be difficult because his father is on wheelchair. The man and his family were in a difficult situation because there was no food at all.
One day, when Serhii and his family were at home, shelling began. The family tried to run to the shelter, but behind Serhii’s back, a shell arrived, another shell exploded on the balcony, – the man recalls. The house was damaged, it was already difficult to stay in it.
Such shelling affected his health, so the man went to the hospital, where he was given the phone number of an ADRA Ukraine volunteer. Serhii’s daughter called and made arrangements for departure.
The man is now in a safe place with his family. He began to live a peaceful life, without shelling, his health is improving. Serhii says: “Thanks to ADRA, I’m alive, and I thank you very much for that!”
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Serhii Vitaliiovych has received assistance within the framework of Lifesaving Evacuation, Assistance and Protection project with the support of the Canadian government that covers such areas of assistance as financial and transport assistance, as well as psychological support.