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Olga Kravchenko
CEO @ Musemio | Forbes 30 under 30 2021 | Sky Women in Technology Scholar
It’s Olga here again. People keep on asking me if my family and my team are safe in Ukraine. And I am so grateful for all your support and prayers.
BUT NO, THEY ARE NOT.
My mum and grandma had to hide and sleep in the underground parking. Thousands of people were sleeping in the underground stations tonight. Sirens were going on and on all night. The missile debris destroyed the house in my capital.
My VR developer in Kharkiv couldn’t sleep because of the explosions close to his house. His windows were trembling.
My CTO in Kyiv is planning to donate blood in Kyiv when sirens are not on.
They keep updating me on where they are and if they are safe. Sometimes they freak out and ask me for advice. It’s a bit surreal, given that I’m helpless. My only job now as the CEO now is to listen.
And try to run the business as usual. My CTO told me: “The only thing you can do is make sure that there is still a business running when we win this war. Keep having meetings with investors and partners. Maybe just let them know we might need an extra week or so to deliver the project.”
But my team can’t even get the salary payments now coming from the UK.
I had many people from all over the world offering help to my team and family if they could get to the border. Namely, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania. These countries are not afraid to impose the harshest sanctions on the aggressor. But many other countries show their indifference by being hesitant.
WE NEED THE WORLD TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE WAR NOT JUST AGAINST UKRAINE. THIS IS THE WAR AGAINST THE DEMOCRACY AND THE WORLD.
Neither my family or my team can leave because there is no way to go. By staying, you risk your house collapsing; by trying to leave in the car, you risk being killed on the way to safety. Men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave Ukraine due to the general mobilisation announced yesterday night.
Ukraine needs your support now to protect your countries, namely:
1. All allies must close the sky over Ukraine to intercept all Russian missiles IMMEDIATELY.
2. Kick Russian out of SWIFT. Current sanctions are not strong enough.
3. Consider joining a peaceful demonstration to show your solidarity and persuade your government to act now.
Speak up, citizens of the world. Save Ukraine now to protect your country tomorrow.
Update: If you would like to help, please fill out this form with a description of how. This way, I will be able to direct people reaching out to me to the right person quickly and efficiently: https://lnkd.in/dPPCTv99
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