in the back, women with an indispensable role

Kramatorsk (Ukraine) has been under Russian fire for several weeks. But she knows that she will soon become the priority target of Moscow (Russia). Almost every night there are strikes. The city was emptied of two thirds of its inhabitants. Nevertheless, each day, anya takes the wheel of his electric bus, one of the few that can circulate due to fuel shortages. “I tell myself that if I don’t take the wheel, people will have no way of getting around. They have to go shopping, go to the pharmacy. Keep on living despite everything“says the woman. Only 10% of the buses are running, so they are crowded with locals.

Between two sirens, the postwoman Svitlana go distribute allowances to retirees. There are only two postal workers left out of six. The woman knows everyone in the neighborhood. That day, she brings an allowance to an 81-year-old woman, who is quite alone. The postwoman has a reassuring presence. “Please bring it to me, because I have difficulty walking. I have to wait for your visit”testifies the elderly woman. Svitlana has been providing him with his pension for twelve years. “Even if there are risks, I can’t leave her without money“, testifies the postwoman. 30 km from the front, the women of Kramatorsk are at the forefront of citizen resistance.