Young lady from Kharkiv made a song and music video about her city, war, and Love
Channel: Rostyslav Siryk
Date: 2022-08-21

hello God!
save Kharkiv.
i'm Senya, 8 years old.

— handwritten by some kid's hand on a piece of paper, attached near the entrance to the church. It can be seen on 10 second of this music video, which was made by Eva Makoveeva, a student of the sixth grade of the now-gone Kharkiv Gymnasium №46. Eva wrote a beautiful song about her city, school, and faith in the victory of Ukraine. Here is the brief translation of lyrics to English made by me:

"Dear Kharkiv"

I lived in a peaceful city, in happiness and harmony,
But the butchers came to our land to destroy it.
On February 23, I sang songs at my school
But now I know that my school is gone.

People, save our city from this war,
People, save our city from the war.
Dear Kharkiv, please do live.
Fight the invaders, protect me.
My dear Kharkiv, defend with strong will.
Ukraine will win, as long as you live.

My city, my city, my city.

I want to  walk by our Freedom Square,
And by Shevchenko Park, after our Victory.
But I remember there's a war, and I dream to meet again.
No matter how far I am from home, in my heart you always.

All the orcs will be gone from our land.
I can't see these horrors anymore.
They destroy, kill, and lie about it.
But the truth will reveal, the light will defeat the darkness!

My city.

Dear Kharkiv, please do live.
Fight the invaders, protect me.
My dear Kharkiv, defend with strong will.
Ukraine will win, as long as you live.

My city, my city, my city.

Everything will be Ukraine.

— song by Eva Makoveeva.

You may check out the Gymnasium website, news section, where the song was showcased: http://gymnasium46.edu.kh.ua/novini/id/1885

So, the new school year is approaching so quickly. So many Ukrainian students, just like Eva, will find their schools destroyed by invader's rockets, mines, bombs and artillery.

Recent days it got worse. We have numerous new victims of predatory russian shelling at dormitory in the same Slobid district of the city, where Eva school was also located. It happened three days ago (news in Ukrainian: https://times.kharkiv.ua/2022/08/18/z-pid-zavaliv-gurtozhitku-u-slobidskomu-rajoni-harkova-vryatuvali-shistoh-doroslih-ta-dvoh-ditej/), and day earlier they shelled another dormitory, inhabited by people with hearing disabilities. City mayor, Igor Terekhov says it's worst days since war started.

This is why we need to get as much defense as possible. This is why friend of mine, Oles', is aiming at getting first-class air reconnaissance multi-copter to pass is to defenders of Kharkiv. 

It's expensive, but it worth the cost. I wrote detailed explanation earlier here: https://www.facebook.com/rastislavr/posts/pfbid0353akKK2R86hmsfF1H5oGwujHwMH47cNAe9VPkHX7aBMAnEyPevhXs3y6ts1XGw7zl

I am eagerly asking you to donate him by funding Oles' Paypal:
o.shtefchuk@gmail.com

By donating to defenders of Ukraine today, you become a part of inevitable Victory and prevent war in your country.
Strong together! 🇺🇦