On the fifth floor of one of the buildings, We found the woman in serious condition.

“In a bombed-out area in the city of Kharkov, on the fifth floor of one of the buildings, we managed to reach the elderly, sick Milner couple — apparently the only ones who had not yet abandoned the building. Everything around was neglected, the cold was biting, the windows had been shattered during the most recent bombing. We found the woman in serious condition, unable to get out of bed. Her husband is blind, almost dysfunctional, and had been unable to get medicine, food and water for days.

“The ambulance we fought so hard to procure was waiting for them downstairs, and we had to evacuate quickly. With the help of some volunteers, we were able, with great difficulty, to get the heavy woman onto the stretcher and down to the ground floor — with no working elevator, of course — as quickly as possible.

“The ambulance made its way through the bombed-out streets to the hospital in Dnipro. Upon arrival, the hospital staff tried repeatedly to stabilize Mrs. Milner’s condition. But they could not overcome her dehydration and severe neglect, and sadly, she passed away.

“Her husband remained in the hospital and his condition began improving. Within just two days, we heard that the Milners’ building had been bombed yet again and that its entire central section, including the entrances, had burned down completely.

“We realized with amazement and gratitude that thanks to our rescue, Mr. Milner’s life was saved, and his wife received a proper burial. “As I write this some days later, we are carrying out the evacuation of about 20 refugees from Kharkov and Zaporizhia, helping them immigrate to Israel, including a mother in serious condition who is hooked up to oxygen and who will hopefully receive life-saving treatment in Eretz Yisrael.

... This is what our lives have looked like since the outbreak of this war, and we simply cannot stop!”