Wonderful to hear your voice dear Lesha. This compact walk through your life was as picturesque as your columns. Thank you, stay strong! Thanks also to the Republik team for their bridge building enabling this unique link.

Dear Lesha
Not only will we come to Kiev and to Ukraine once the war is over, but we will volunteer -- for a day, a week, a month or more -- and help you clear the rubble, rebuild and realise your dreams of a free and independent country.
Thank you for your levelheaded work and insights, please stay well!

Vielen Dank für diese Kolumne, die ich regelmässig lese. Leshas Bilder und Texte, und auch dieses Interview bringen einem die Orte, das Geschehen und die Stimmungen auf eine noch eimal andere, für mich sehr wirkliche Weise näher. Ich schätze die Unaufgeregtheit, mit der er einem trotz aller Betroffenheit in die Lage vor Ort versetzt enorm! Heut bin ich gefühlt einen Moment durch Kiew spatziert, muss wirklich eine tolle Stadt sein! Ich wünsche Lesha und den Seinen weiterhin viel Kraft und Mut und dass bessere Zeiten nahe sind! Take care and stay safe!

Thank you Lesha. Wonderful to hear your voice and your thoughts. Every column you publish so nicely complements news read from the Guardian or Kyiv Independent or whereever, with a tangible, real-life view into the lives of two young people. Lives that were probably not so dissimilar to many of ours before the war, and I think you can all be so proud of yourselves for the resilience, adaptability and warmth you still have witheachother!

Dear Lesha, only yesterday I heard the interview.
Thank you so much for coming to Zürich and tell about your life. It is so hard and I don’t know how to say that I feel with you and the people of the Ukraine.
Agata is incredible courageous by going to friends in the evening. But I suppose you can only take daily risks or have no life at all.
Looking forward to your next fotos and message and hoping that freedom will come soon.