A Ukrainian woman, living in Buncrana, has spoken of how she wakes up and does not know if her family in her homeland are alive.
Natasha Baburova addressed over 100 people who gathered in Buncrana’s Market Square on Thursday evening for a sombre candlelit vigil, held to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
She was joined by two friends, who proudly held the Ukrainian flag and they were flanked by organiser Carol Doherty, Donegal County Councillor Nicholas Crossan, Donegal TD Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn and local clergy Canon Judi McGaffin and Father Franic Bradley.
Prayers were said for all those caught up in the war and singer Mickey Herron poignantly sang songs that included John Lennon’s ‘Imagine.’
Addressing those gathered, Natasha said the people of Ukraine are suffering and dying on their native land.
In an emotional address, her tears flowed as she told how Russian troops are ‘powerless to fight the Ukrainian army, so they want to get as many civil victims as possible.’
“They use missiles and aircraft to bomb innocent children and women, who are homeless now. They’re orphans now. Children are born in underground shelters because Russians are bombing maternity houses and hospitals.
“Children don’t see the sky and sun because they are underground for the past eight days.”