Nine years ago this evening, I left my village in Donbas and boarded a night train.

I arrived in Kyiv next morning — with a single backpack and a hundred saved-up dollars in my pocket. That was all. I was alone.

The next day was my first day at work — as a journalist for a… pic.twitter.com/ckck6Wdp9q

— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) 8 mai 2025

Nine years ago this evening, I left my village in Donbas and boarded a night train. I arrived in Kyiv next morning — with a single backpack and a hundred saved-up dollars in my pocket. That was all. I was alone. The next day was my first day at work — as a journalist for a

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