Windows for Ukraine: donations help villagers rebuild shattered homes
by Charlotte Higgins in Kamianka from World news | The Guardian on (#6F8Q2)
In villages such as Kamianka, about which no one cares', some pink recycled windows make a big difference
In the village of Kamianka, tucked into a valley near Izium in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, Victor and Larysa Sysenko were in triumphant mood: Victor had just managed to finish getting a roof on their house, in time for winter.
Kamianka got very unlucky last year. Soon after the launch of the full-scale invasion it was caught between the Russians as they tried to advance towards Donetsk from the north, and the Ukrainian defenders. Over the spring and summer, the village was occupied by the Russians and reduced to ruins.
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