Maria’s 故事 \\ Maria’s Story
一位來自烏克蘭的年輕藝術家，Maria，被斯洛伐克新創公司DECENT(HumanityToken)發掘並為台灣捐款人創作一系列動人作品。展現了台灣和斯洛伐克兩國對烏克蘭人民其困境深切的同情。
我們將與您分享她的故事，也請關注她的Instagram並給予支持。
🎨 https://www.instagram.com/daughter.ofart/?utm_medium=copy_link
大家好，我是Mary，今年十八歲。我想和大家說說至從俄烏戰爭開始以來我所經歷的一切。
我在波爾瓦塔(烏克蘭波爾塔瓦州的首府)長大，是一座美麗的城市，距離哈爾科夫(烏克蘭第二大城)大約兩個小時的車程。我一直住在那裡，直到前幾週俄羅斯摧毀了這個美麗的城市。
我就讀哈爾科夫藝術學院，打算畢業之後就在這裡生活。我的夢想是成為一名圖書插畫師並且取得大學學位。
然而，在過去幾個月裡俄羅斯開始將軍隊轉移到烏克蘭邊界。我身邊的人一開始並不覺得擔心，因為沒有人能夠料想到戰爭會真的發生。我非常感謝我的父親，他了解危險的程度，所以在戰爭開始前的幾週他便不允許我再去哈爾科夫。雖然我很擔心我的課業，但他的危機意識拯救了我。
2月24日，我和烏克蘭全國人民都在早上五點鐘被“戰爭開始了”這句話吵醒。我們只能快速匆忙地將所有家當都裝進行李，開始逃離烏克蘭。我們渡過第聶伯河，往烏克蘭西邊前進。此時俄羅斯開始轟炸橋樑。我們面臨很大的風險，不成功便成仁。對於這種困境我感到非常沮喪。我和家人一直在關注新聞，從中了解俄羅斯正在轟炸的地方，這樣我們才能往安全的地方前進。對我的姑姑來說，她的狀況比我糟上許多倍，因為她和她的家人住在基輔，他們想辦法逃離那個人間煉獄，中間經歷的過程實在是我無法相比的。
最後我們開了大約15個小時的車，終於在Vinitza和姑姑一家人相遇，這一路上發生了許多驚險可怕的事情。第二天早上，我們被空襲警報聲吵醒，但遺憾的是找不到任何地方能夠躲藏。我們只能一邊祈禱著一邊繼續逃離這座城市。我們開了一整天的車直到抵達喀爾巴阡山。
當時我們覺得那裡是烏克蘭最安全的地方，然而現實卻非如此。我的父親想盡辦法努力挽救我們的生命。最終，他把我們安全的送到了波蘭而他選擇回去烏克蘭參戰，他是我引以為傲的英雄。
因為無法直接搭車進入波蘭，只能在邊境上漫長的等待7個小時才通關。當時氣溫很低，當我們抵達波蘭時，波蘭人對我們很友善並且竭盡所能地幫助我們，謝謝他們，他們是烏克蘭真正的朋友。
現在儘管我不在自己的國家，但是我的靈魂我所有的心思都在烏克蘭。我懷抱著夢想希望烏克蘭能獲得最後勝利。故事還沒有結束，對我和烏克蘭來說都還沒有，但能夠活著已經是極其幸運的事。我的許多親戚、朋友，同學仍然還在烏克蘭。我在哈爾科夫的朋友無法離開。有些人已經設法逃到其他國家，還有許多人失去了家人。俄羅斯已經摧毀了電信系統，許多人也沒有機會打電話和家人聯絡。我的老師和他懷孕的妻子失去了住所，其他人躲在防空洞裡。俄羅斯正在殘殺平民，摧毀醫院、幼稚園、學校、民房、婦產科醫院，甚至連動物園也不放過。
我堅信決策者們將會在這個問題上作出抉擇，我也堅信決策者們未來必定會為今日的所作所為受到懲罰。就算俄羅斯當局打算摧毀一切，烏克蘭人民也絕不投降。
我在俄羅斯和白俄羅斯的親戚們有些甚至不相信戰爭的發生，他們認為是烏克蘭當局對自己的平民進行殺戮。無論如何，請支持我們的國家烏克蘭，我愛你們！我相信普丁也無法想像烏克蘭人民能得到如此多人的支持。我將永遠的記住你們。
Maria, a young, brave artist from Ukraine was approached by DECENT(HumanityToken) and the team to create a collection of drawings for Taiwanese donors, showcasing Taiwan and Slovakia’s deep solidarity to the Ukraine plight.
Today we will share her story with you. Please follow her on her instagram account and show your support:
🎨 https://www.instagram.com/daughter.ofart/?utm_medium=copy_link
My name is Mary, I am eighteen. I would like to try and describe to you the recent events concerning that I have experienced since the start of the war in Ukraine. I grew up and lived in Poltava just until a few weeks ago, which is approximately two hours from Kharkiv, one of the most beautiful cities that Russia destroyed. I was studying in the Academy of art in Kharkiv and also planned to live there after my studies. My dream is to become a book Illustrator and get a University degree.
However, in the past few months Russia began moving its army to our borders. People around me didn’t worry much at the start because no one could imagine that what is happening now would really happen. My father, who I am really grateful for, understood the level of danger. He didn’t allow me to visit Kharkiv in the weeks prior to the start of the war. I worried a lot about my studies, but his awareness saved me. On the 24th February my country and I were woken up at 5 am by the words “The war has begun”.
It pushed us towards a situation where your whole life fits into one suitcase. We started to flee Ukraine by crossing the river Dnipro, traveling to the west of Ukraine. Russia had already begun bombing bridges. It was a big risk because it was an “everything or nothing” situation, which we were going into and the feeling was terrible. We were reading the news all the time trying to find out the places where Russia was bombing so we would know which roads were safe to go through, yet, I cannot even compare it to my aunt’s situation and what she had to go through, as she and her family fled Kyiv, a place where the real hell had begun.
For us, we drove approximately 15 hours and then met in Vinitza. There were many scary events along the way. The next morning we were woken up by air raid alerts, but we sadly did not have any place to hide. We were leaving the city and praying. We drove all day long until we got to the Carpathian mountains.
Back at the time we felt it was the safest place in Ukraine, yet the reality was far from it. My father was doing everything to save our lives, so he finally decided to send us to Poland as he left for the army. He is my biggest hero. The trip to Poland was harder than the others we had made, because we couldn’t take a car to Poland so we were waiting 7 hours along the border to cross and the temperatures were very low. When we got to Poland, Polish people were very helpful and kind to us. They were doing everything to help us, they are truly friends of Ukraine.
Right now despite me not being in my country, my soul and my thoughts are in Ukraine and I dream about Ukraines victory. The story has not finished yet, not for me, not for my country, but I know I am very lucky and fortunate to be alive. Many of my relatives, my friends, and my classmates are still in Ukraine. My friends from Kharkiv can’t leave the city. Some of them managed to escape to other countries without their families or even the possibility to call them, as Russia has destroyed communication systems.
My teacher and his pregnant wife have lost their home, other people are hiding in basements. Russia is killing civilians and destroying hospitals, kindergartens, schools, houses, maternity hospitals and even Zoos! I believe the decision makers will be punished in the future for their actions. Ukrainians won’t surrender. It is unfortunate that Russian authorities want to currently destroy everything. Our relatives from Russia and Belarus think that it is Ukrainians who are fighting with their own people in Ukraine. These people simply do not exist. Countries that support us, we love you! I am sure Putin couldn’t imagine this kind of support from all of you. We will always remember it❤️
Learn more about Maria and her works at :
🎨 https://www.instagram.com/daughter.ofart/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Here are the list of the official Taiwan Ukraine charity portals:
下列為台灣烏克蘭官方慈善網站：
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Neither the Slovak Representative Office, Nor DECENT(HumanityToken) or its partners or brands will, or have processed any donations, funds or payments for the purpose of this charity.
Please follow guidelines and donate only to the official Taiwanese charity portals.
Neither the Slovak Representative Office, Nor DECENT(HumanityToken) will be held responsible for any loss of funds pertaining to the engagement with this campaign.Both the Slovak Representative Office and DECENT(HumanityToken) would like to share this campaign with donors and spread the story of Maria in a fully non-profit way and for humanitarian causes.
These NFTs are created for the sole purposes of the Ukraine crisis awareness, without any profit seeking and are handed out as non-profit gifts. Responsibility for storage and usage after donors receive the NFT are fully borne by the receiver. Please follow all the guidelines to secure and store your NFT.
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