Dear Friends,

Last night, our family experienced something truly frightening.

During a massive Russian attack on Kyiv and the Kyiv region, a Russian Shahed drone exploded directly in the yard of my husband’s parents’ home.

Most importantly, everyone survived.

At the time of the explosion, five people were inside the house: three adults and two children. When the air raid siren sounded, they moved to the bathroom, which is considered the safest place in the house. Only my father-in-law did not have enough time to reach shelter and was still on the staircase when the blast occurred. Glass from shattered windows and doors rained down on him.

The house suffered extensive damage. Nearly all of the windows were blown out, window frames were destroyed, and several doors were torn from their frames by the blast wave. The ceilings on the second floor were severely damaged and now require complete replacement. The garage, garage door, fence, terrace, summer house, and surrounding property were also damaged. The windows in my husband’s brother’s house

were also shattered as well.

Even our own house, located about 50 meters away, had doors blown open by the force of the explosion.

Among the damaged belongings was our wedding photograph. In one of the photos we are sharing, you can see a metal fragment from the Russian drone that pierced straight through the photograph and became lodged in the wall. Just seconds earlier, my father-in-law had walked past that exact spot. The fragment struck the wall at approximately head height. It is difficult to comprehend how close this came to becoming a tragedy.

Today, the house is no longer safe to live in and requires urgent repairs.

We are starting a fundraiser to help my husband’s parents rebuild their home. Our initial goal is $15.000, although the full extent of the damage is still being assessed and repair costs are expected to be significantly higher.

If you are able to help, even a donation of $20, $50, or $100 would mean so much to our family. If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing this story. Every share helps us move one step closer to restoring their home.

The final photo we are sharing was taken before the war. It shows our entire family gathered together in the yard of my husband’s parents’ home — the very place where the drone exploded last night. Back then, it was a place of family celebrations, children’s laughter, warm gatherings, and precious memories. Today, that same place bears the scars of war. Yet we remain deeply grateful to God for the most important thing of all — that every member of our family is alive.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support, prayers, kind words, and generosity.

With gratitude,

Oksana, Vitalii, and our children❤️

p.s Fundraiser Organizer: Oksana Yaremych, Sarasota, Florida, USA.

This fundraiser is being organized on behalf of my husband’s parents, Oleksandr and

Viktoriia Yaremych who live in Khotianivka, Vyshhorod District, Kyiv Region, Ukraine.

The drone strike and resulting damage were officially documented by local authorities and police.

All funds raised will be used exclusively for emergency repairs, including replacement of windows and doors, ceiling restoration, structural repairs, and making the home safe and livable again. Funds will be transferred directly to my husband’s parents for these repairs.