Victoria Tyutyunnik is an employee of the UN Supreme Commissioner for Refugees (UVKB). Ukraine: Humanitarian workers risk everyone to give people hope Peace and safety “sometimes it seems that we are sailing against the current that never weakens,” says 60 ~/strong > Victoria Tytyunnik, an employee of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UVKB). After the start of the full -scale invasion of Russia in 2022, Victoria, together with her family, was forced to leave her house in the Lugansk region. 62 ~ Now she helps others survive what she went through. Victoria and her UVKB colleagues support people who are evacuated from the front -line regions of Ukraine and those who decided to stay there no matter what. 62 ~ ~ 60 > at the beginning of the war Victoria did not work in the humanitarian sphere. “I was not part of the humanitarian community,” she told the UN news service on the eve of World Humanitarian Assistance, which is celebrated on August 19. 62 ~ ~ 60 > “At that time I did not work in UVKB. I was a civil servant, but I think that the events that occurred in my life and the life of the whole country have become a turning point for me: I moved to the humanitarian sphere and joined the UN UNKB, ”says Victoria. ~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 >From August 1, 2024, only 192 thousand people were evacuated only from the Donetsk region – independently or with the support of authorities and volunteers. UVKB and its partners provide the displaced persons with the necessary assistance. “I where I should be” > 62 ~ Victoria often have to communicate with people who have just experienced attacks and were left without housing. “When they open, when they share their stories, they talk about what they had to go through, it touches me to the depths of my soul. And at this moment I feel that I am where I should be, ”she says. 60 > many displaced faces are in a state of severe stress, their life is filled with constant fear and anxiety. Some fled in a hurry without documents, others urgently need money for food and medicine. UVKB provides them with psychological and legal support, as well as monetary assistance. “We also provide support to the centers of collective accommodation, where people can stay for a while until they find another place,” explains Victoria. 62 >Throughout Ukraine, 3.7 million people were in the status of internally displaced persons, and the humanitarian needs of the population continue to grow. “The war continues, the attacks are ongoing, the needs are growing,” says the UVKB employee. “because this is their house” assistance on the advanced often means work in dangerous conditions, including the background of navigators and the background Aviations. During our interview with Victoria, an air anxiety siren worked. ~ 60 > “This, of course, is great stress … But for many people this is now their daily life. They remain in the frontline areas, despite daily shelling and attacks. Why ? because it is their house, ”says Tyutyunnik. 60 > according to Victoria, many migrants with whom she had to communicate, ask them not to leave them, do not forget about them. 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ 62“I am the same as them. I also had to leave my house, and if I can give them hope, to provide at least some help, to help at least stabilize their situation, this fills my life with meaning, ”says Victoria. 62 > “it is impossible to get used to it” 60 > “some say that they get used to air anxiety signals and to the situation as a whole. But it is impossible to get used to it, though ? this is abnormal. This should not be a new norm, ”she adds. 60 ~ p > to the question of what helps her to hold on and continue her work, Victoria replies that the main inspiration for her is her colleagues and leaders, who, according to her,“ work, work ” around the clock. “” When I see that they continue [to work], why I can’t continue ? – she says. – We need to ask ourselves the question: do we strive for a common goal ? yes, we are striving. So, we are on the right track. ”