Dima, 14 years old, lives in a frontline village

»During the war I noticed the destruction of houses and that there is no electricity and no work.
I could not visit my old school because it now is part of the occupied area and so I visit a school in Opytne.
There are shootings here during the day and we have to spend our spare time in the basement. Every day I spend half of the time there.
I have also received security lessons at school and I think it makes sense since I did not know these things before.
I'm trying to stay happy and only wish that the war will come to an end. But even when the war is over, I will remember it and it helps me to go to school.
I miss my relatives of whom many are in Russia now. We are talking on the phone, but there is no real possibility to see each other.
I also had nightmares, but I don't want to be reminded of what happened to me and therefore I don't want to talk about it.
I just wish that the war will end as soon as possible. That's all I want.«

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