Jinjer Bassist Separated From Family Since Russian Invasion Start

One of many heartbreaking photographs on the information that we have seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started is the separation of households as many have fled the nation whereas others keep behind to combat. Jinjer bassist Eugene Abdukhanov not too long ago relayed he is been in the same state of affairs for the reason that invasion began, sharing a photograph of himself along with his spouse and sons that was taken a month in the past, the final time he noticed them in particular person.

Adukhanov joined along with his band and their label Napalm Information earlier this month to launch two new T-shirts designed to lift funds for numerous charities in want to assist out with meals and medical provides in Ukraine. That marketing campaign has since gone on to lift over $140,000 in monetary assist from over 11,000 T-shirts bought.

“Your help is not going to solely assist so many individuals in want however sends a a lot wanted optimistic signal that they aren’t alone,” acknowledged the band earlier this week, including, “The primary donations totaling 10K have already been despatched to a bomb shelter in Kyiv housing and defending 300 individuals, and a Slovakian humanitarian convoy amassing pressing medical provides, meals and clothes to be delivered Uzhgorod for refugees from the Kharkiv and Chernihiv areas who’ve been hit exhausting for the reason that warfare began.”

Now posting to social media regarding his personal properly being, the marketing campaign and his ideas because the invasion continues, Abdukhanov spoke in a brand new social media posting.

“That is the final photograph we took collectively earlier than the Russian invasion began,” acknowledged the bassist, exhibiting pictures of him along with his spouse and kids. “Probably the most brutal, barbaric and horrible warfare in Europe since WWII, initiated by Putin, has been on for one month now. For one month I have never been in a position to hug my most beloved ones, my spouse Anna, my sons Danny and Roman, and actually do not know when I’ll see them once more.”

“For one month we – individuals in Ukraine have been surrounded by concern, dread and struggling on one aspect and heroism and unbelievable unity on the opposite,” he provides. “Having the ability to assist individuals in want and being in contact with my household through video calls are the one supply of reduction now.”

Providing an replace on the T-shirt marketing campaign, he continues, “I recognize all of you for the help you might be giving us and Ukraine. Sincerely, I nonetheless can not imagine what number of donation T-shirts you ordered and the way a lot cash we managed to gather. We might be posting on tales about how precisely these funds are directed at individuals right here in Ukraine. So far as I do know the generator and gasoline which we despatched to Chernihiv the day earlier than yesterday has already arrived and it’s exhausting to overestimate how a lot individuals want it within the metropolis which has no electrical energy for weeks now.”

As of March 24, one full month after the Russian invasion began, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights verified 977 civilian deaths in Ukraine. Hundreds of households have fled the nation with the neighboring nation of Poland reported to have taken in over 2.1 million people as of March 22.