CathyNoire

Please take a look at the journal there, dearies! > https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10849115

Your action won't take much time and won't cost you anything, either, but in this way you may help my war-weary country 🇺🇦💔

... and I'll cry if I want to 🥲

March 24, oh yes, it's my birthday and I survived another year to grow older and keep going no matter what~

My sincere thanks to everyone who has been with me throughout the last year - you saved me several times, giving me both financial and mental support. I haven't always had the time or opportunity to respond right away, but I appreciate it very, very much, folks! 💖

Hello there, folks. It's February 24th, and today marks two years since russian scumbags dishonorably, meanly invaded Ukraine without a single warning in the middle of the night.

I remember when I woke up on February 24, 2022, went out into the street and began to hear news about the attack on Kyiv from random passers-by, frightened and crying people - my mind simply refused to believe in the reality of what was happening. An open war, in the middle of Europe - this simply cannot be real for real, right? But it was.

And when later the same day I heard about an attack on the airfield in Lutsk, a city very close to mine, I finally came to the realization that this shit was real and dangerous for each and everyone in the whole of Ukraine.

When the very first air raid warning sounded in my hometown, too, I was so unprepared, that in my escape to the nearest shelter I only grabbed my confused cat without a carrier, and my phone, but no water, no food, nothing else. And in this chaos, poor Mia (the cat) got so scared that she simply tore my jacket, which I later regretted, because it was a recently purchased item. So after that, I prepared the carrier and other basic necessities always to be in the hallway just in case.

A little over a month later, my family insisted that I move to Prague, Czech Republic, and wait out the war there. I understood their concerns, so did not oppose this proposal first. But being there turned out to be even more unbearable than being in a place with real danger. It drove me crazy not to know the full state of things back in my hometown, not to mention that place in Prague was very cramped, there were a few more other folks and a second cat. I was fully confident that I could be much more userful staying in Ukraine, and it will be much more comfortable for Mia in our home apartments again. Therefore, I soon returned home when the threat over the western part of the country became a little a bit less.

And I'm still here. Went through many terrible days, seeing a bunch of refugees and experiencing many blackouts that made it impossible to live normally sometimes. I'm still here despite everything.

It's surreal to think that this war is going on for so long already tho. Despite trying to cope and continue live our lifes, it's still impossible to ignore all the horrors, all the attacks and deaths, the news of which is heard every day, or sometimes happen to us directly. Bassically every one of our people has a family member, friend or acquaintance who has died in this war by this time.

Our soldiers do the impossible every day and protect the borders so that the enemy cannot pass any further, but they're tired and critically lacking resources by now.

I wish so much that this year will finally be the last year of the war... Although realistically I understand that the chances of this happening are about 50/50.

I know that many of my watchers have chosen not to notice the war anymore. And I can understand why, this topic is very unpleasant. But we must not forget what is important and continue to make even small contributions for the sake of peace and saving lifes.

If you have the opportunity, but are not sure where to donate, then I can recommend this foundation > https://savelife.in.ua/en/ , they have confirmed themselves as the most reliable ones in recent times. Remember, even one dollar donation is much more than no donation.

Also, do not forget to take commissions from Ukrainian folks if you're here because you like to place orders anyway. It could be me, or anyone else from my country whose art style you might like. All possible orders are important, since our lifes are not getting any easier over time and we still have a lot of difficulties and restrictions everyday.

If you've read this far, thank you kindly~

Hello, pals. I haven't written a journal since devArt was changed to its Eclipse design, but now I feel like I should.

I guess some of you already knew, but for those who didn't: I live in Ukraine, in a small western town called Novovolynsk.

It’s been a terribly long four days of war in my country, and the fifth day starts now. I hardly slept during all this time because of sirens, a signal that Russian warplanes are above my town, which wail many times a day, every day, and we have to hide in a shelter immediately, every time. I'm incredibly tired...

But our army is trying hard and doing their best in protecting our borders from invaders, and so do I. From the very beginning of this nightmare, I decided not to run away anywhere and stay in my country, see what’s happening around with my own eyes and not through distorted news, and protect my own home with my presence.

I’ve talked to many different people a lot these days, which, for an introvert like me, is almost OOC, but that’s a fact. I’ve exposed fake news and suspicious gangs online. Tried to help in any way I can, and asked others to help in any way they can. Even Mia, my cat, has become almost an animal therapist in these conditions, she helped others to calm down a lot. Sure, those are pretty minor things, but we're doing what we can under the conditions we have.

Now I want to appeal to everyone who not just deeply concerned, but is also ready to really help financially. Our army are real heroes, I'm still alive thanks to those guys, but they need material help every day this pointless but merciless war continues.

Please, follow this link > https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi , and find out how you can donate - any, even the smallest contribution matters! If you have the opportunity to help with this - not just me, but the whole Ukraine will be extremely grateful to you!

Also, if you wish to help me and my cat personally, you can donate whatever amount you want to my PayPal account > fantasticinreality@gmail.com , since I don't know when I can work, draw and do any regular stuff normally again. Nobody knows. But we need to replenish our food and water supplies somewhere soon. Again, I will be super grateful!

At the end, I want to say my word to those who're indifferent or even frightened that if the others will help Ukraine now, Putin will go nuts and the World War III may begin in the rest of the world. But you know what? This guy went nuts a long time ago. He, against all world laws, stole our Crimean peninsula in 2014 and brought it into complete decline by now, and the eastern part of our country was under his terror for 8 years since then! If this Kremlin Fuhrer tastes victory now - I assure you, he won't stop only at Ukraine. In such a scenario, alongside with Ukraine, each of you will lose, because he will go further and his ambitions are insatiable and indistinguishable from Hitler's. Right now our country is doing everything possible to prevent this, and I beg you to do your best too. If you're unable to donate money, you can still help just spreading the word! Spread the official, verified news (for example, here's the official telegram channel of the country > https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish with the translation of news into English), change the opinions of your indifferent relatives, support your Ukrainian friends, if you have any. And my deepest respect to everyone who's doing this already. Thank you for your time.