The fear of Ukrainians from our coat of arms, the bloody face of Mykol’s grandmother, Aladdin and the new system at the border (report) – Denník N

“Suka… suka… suka,” Mykola, a Ukrainian, repeats the video on his smartphone. He swears like a heathen. In the meantime, he adds the domesticated Russian expression “na ch * j” to the swearing, which is also understandable to Slovaks. It was made famous by the Ukrainian defenders of Hadie Island when they addressed it to Russian aggressors. We are located in one of the insulated tents at the border crossing in Vyšné Nemecky. The smell of food, especially goulash, is carried on the outside. It is cooked by Chefs without Borders, as a group of volunteers aptly fed up to 3,000 people a day. In the city of Zhytomyr, where Mykola escaped before the war, the Russians bombed a residential area. He shows in videos on his smartphone the consequences of the Russian attack – a destroyed street, a destroyed military school, a market in ruins. Chaos, crying, swearing. The bloody face of an older woman also appears in the video. “This is my 83-year-old grandmother. She was injured by shards from a broken window, and we found her lying under a window on the ground. She refused to leave. That he will die on his land. The whole family has left, now our friends are helping her, “Mykola says, relieved:” Cursed Russians! “His mother is standing next to her. He says they both want to get on the bus as soon as possible and get to their loved ones in the north of Germany. Mykola is disabled and so he is not covered by general mobilization. With volunteer firefighter Lukáš Belej, who has been working here as one of the few volunteers since the first days of the exodus from Ukraine, Mykol and I go to the large tent of People in Danger at the entrance to the border crossing area. There, people are waiting to be transported to Germany. There is no vacancy today. Tomorrow morning, however, thanks to Czech carriers, it should be. Also for Mykola and his mother. The buses fill up quickly. Photo N – Andrej BánPets at the border. Photo N – Andrej Bán Will the new system work? In recent days, the onslaught of refugees on our border has waned a bit – even under the influence of sirens in Uzhhorod, which announced a possible Russian attack. People there are afraid to go out. On Monday, Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď (OĽaNO) warned against a possible attack on the airport in Uzhhorod. This article is exclusive content for N Journal Diary subscribers. Are you a subscriber?