Women in need

My husband is a tyrant. He completely controlled and made me and our children dependent on him. In our home, we were treated like unpaid labor. He took out his anger on me and the children and beat us for any perceived wrongdoing. We were only allowed to eat at certain times, and if we had done something wrong, we had to eat standing. Thanks to my eldest daughter and the work of social services, I was able to leave him with my four underage children. Now we are in a shelter in a foreign city, and I am trying to start a new life.

I am a mother of three children: sons aged 2 and 9, and a 13-year-old daughter. We live in Kryvyi Rih. My husband left me for another woman. We divorced, but my ex-husband does not pay child support and does not keep in contact with the children. At the moment I am not working because I have no one to leave the children with: there is no place available in kindergarten, and there are safety concerns due to the proximity of the front line. We live on 2,960 UAH in child benefits and have debts for utility payments.

I escaped a cycle of domestic violence, where my husband abused me for a long time. He completely financially controlled me, took out a loan in my name, beat me, and humiliated me emotionally. I do not have my own home, so my six children — sons aged 11, 13, and 16, and daughters aged 9 and a 5-month-old baby — and I are currently staying in a women’s shelter. While I am resolving issues related to child support and social benefits, we need means to live on. I am asking for help.

I am raising my 8-year-old daughter on my own. She has a Group A disability (Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and severe intellectual disability). We moved from the city of Lysychansk to the city of Shostka in the Sumy region, where I rent an apartment. I cannot work because my daughter is completely dependent on me and unable to care for herself. There is no one I can leave her with — my parents have passed away, and my husband left us. Due to the re-registration of social benefits, the payments are currently delayed. I am begging for help.

I have stage III breast cancer. For the past six months, I have been fighting this disease and have completed 6 courses of chemotherapy, with 2 more ahead. I am also preparing for surgery and radiation therapy. I am an internally displaced person from Kramatorsk. I live in a rented apartment and work, but all my income goes toward monthly tests and additional cancer medications. I cannot earn enough to keep up with the expenses, yet I must continue fighting. I am asking for help.

I am an internally displaced person from the occupied Melitopol district. I am currently living in the city of Marhanets in a rented apartment. I have a Group II disability, and since January I have not been receiving my pension due to identification issues. They promise to resume payments only in March.Because of this, I currently do not have money even for bread. I have no relatives I can turn to for help. I am in need of assistance.