Ukraine – Kama Muta Lab

moving refugees

This thread by a scientist from Berlin is full of kama muta – felt by the Ukrainian mother who had to flee and found refuge in Berlin, felt by the host herself, and by others around her. You’ll feel it too.

Read the whole thread below:

My phone rang and woke me up around 0:30. „you volunteered to host refugees, here is a mother with two kids and a cat. Cn you host?“ … „ok, when?“ … „now.“ 15 min later, they arrived with a volunteer. 🧵🧶 1/n
— SoyoungQPark (@DecisionPark) March 23, 2022

violin in shelter

I'm not sure why, but watching this (click on the video) made me weep.
Perhaps a combination of how humanity at its very worst can inspire humanity at its very best.
Dreadful and beautiful in equal measure.https://t.co/qrLDJuzPZw
— Stephen Reicher (@ReicherStephen) March 10, 2022

frozen tears

This is just so beautiful it made me cry. She is absolutely stunning in more ways than one. #AnkitaJain #IStandWithUkraine https://t.co/SYnQDGDq5T
— CalamityClaire (@CalamityClaire4) March 7, 2022

CompassionBnB

translation of the German tweet:

What is happening right now here at Berlin’s main station is deeply moving. Hundreds of people are offering places to sleep to Ukrainian refugees for free. Volunteers arrange overnight stays by megaphone every minute.

Was sich hier gerade am Berliner Hauptbahnhof abspielt, ist tief bewegend. Hunderte Menschen bieten ukrainischen Flüchtlingen kostenlose Schlafplätze an. Helfer vermitteln per Megafon Übernachtungen im Minutentakt. pic.twitter.com/NhcZkwdMo8
— julius geiler (@glr_berlin) March 3, 2022

feed your enemy

What an incredible clip. Comments show a lot of kama mtua as well. Disclaimer: no way to verify authenticity.

Video shared on Ukrainian channels of a captured Russian soldier apparently being fed by locals. The post says he burst into tears when he was allowed to video-call his mother. So many of these troops are just teenagers, with absolutely no clue what this war is really for. pic.twitter.com/oCPUC8cKcO
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) March 2, 2022