Light Hearted Special Edition Tetiana Manziuk, Kyiv, Ukraine

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, 8:12 p.m.

b"In this special episode, Light Hearted host Jeremy D'Entremont interviews Tetiana Manziuk of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. Tetiana -- or Tanya, as she's known -- is the Alumni Officer at House of Europe, a non-governmental organization fostering professional and creative exchange between Ukrainians and their colleagues in European Union countries.\\n\\n\\n\\nTetiana Manziuk at the Lower Berdiansk Lighthouse in Ukraine\\n\\n\\n\\nIn this conversation, Tanya and Jeremy discuss what life in Kyiv is like currently during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They discuss the beauty and history of the city of Kyiv. And they also touch on the cultural and symbolic importance of lighthouses in Ukraine and the world.\\n\\n\\n\\nArticle about the keeper of the Lower Berdiansk Lighthouse in Ukraine\\n\\n\\n\\nThank you to Yana Gultiayeva for making this interview possible.\\n\\n\\n\\nTetiana Manziuk\\n\\n\\n\\nHere is what Tanya posted yesterday on her Facebook page:\\n\\n\\n\\nDear friends from abroad, I am in Kyiv, my home. My big wide windows which I always considered as an advantage now are taped and covered. Due to our municipal services doing their job despite everything, I have electricity, water, WiFi. Our metro works as transport and as a shelter from shelling. Our army fights like hell defending our cities from Russian occupants \\u2013 that\\u2019s why I am still able to write this post. \\n\\n\\n\\nWe need support.We need strict sanctions against Russia, especially banning from SWIFT and No-Fly Zone over Ukraine. Here are some offers from Ukraine \\u0421risis Media Center\\n\\n\\n\\nNo-Fly Zones and Other Ways the International Community Can Help Ukraine\\n\\n\\n\\nHere is a link to support charity foundation \\u041f\\u043e\\u0432\\u0435\\u0440\\u043d\\u0438\\u0441\\u044c \\u0436\\u0438\\u0432\\u0438\\u043c (Come Back Alive) helping army and veterans https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/ \\n\\n\\n\\nHospitallers - medical battalion working directly on the frontline in Ukraine.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis is an account from The National Bank of Ukraine to assist the Ukrainian Armed Forces https://bank.gov.ua/.../natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrah\\n\\n\\n\\nOpen Petition: People around the world ask NATO to close the airspace over Ukraine.\\n\\n\\n\\nChange.org: No-Fly Zone for Ukraine Now!\\n\\n\\n\\nThank you so much for being in touch with me. It is very important to know that we are not alone. Many greetings from Kyiv!\\n\\n\\n\\nListen to the podcast with this player:"