3. december

3. december

Bedstemor Masha, den civile cyborg
Mariya blev født i 1940. Mashas mand blev dræbt i krigszonen i 2014, og hendes søn blev alvorligt såret af granatsplinter i 2015. Han blev begravet i et granatkrater i haven. Trods disse tragiske tab gav Masha aldrig op og fortsatte med at støtte de ukrainske soldater med frugt og grøntsager fra hendes have.
På grund af vedvarende besktdning fra de russiske styrker, kunne det lokale brandvæsen ikke komme frem til branden i Mashas hus. Frivillige vil tage til hendes hus for at finde hendes lig og give hende en anstændig begravelse.

MINSK TRÆER

krigens træer i

Opytne. Grene hænger

over de døde

Baba Masha, the civilian cyborg

Mariya was born in Zakarpattia Oblast in 1940. Mariya’s husband was killed in the war zone in 2014, and her son was seriously injured by shrapnel fragments in 2015. He was buried a few days later in a shell crater left by enemy projectiles in his yard. Despite these tragic losses, Mariya never gave up and continued supporting the Ukrainian Army. She sent the soldiers fruit from her orchard trees and products from her garden.

Due to uninterrupted shelling by Russian mercenaries, the local fire brigade was unable to arrive at the scene of the fire. Volunteers are planning to travel to Mariya’s home in order to find her remains and honour her with prayer and a decent burial.

Mariya Horpynych (Baba Masha) was fondly referred to as the “civilian cyborg”.

MINSK TREES
war torn trees in
Opytne. Branches hang
over dead bodies

(Thanks EuromaidanPress)
http://euromaidanpress.com/2019/12/02/in-memoriam-baba-masha-the-civilian-cyborg/?fbclid=IwAR3cIVoIFgAsYXzUVWFJlXpAg0Zv9cS9vu3ds6YzZPfhxVB11rOhTzkcc30

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