Security News > 2022 > March > Brit techie shows us life in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

British infosec pro Vic Harkness traveled to Ukraine to offer humanitarian help - and while taking a break in the western city of Lviv she described to The Register what it's like in the war-torn country.

Harkness, who originally traveled to Poland with a group of friends to try to help out before crossing the border, is not there to do any infosec work, she explained.

"The main thing is how stoic the people of Ukraine and Poland are in this situation. They're just carrying on, I guess because it's all they can do," she said.

In the very west of Ukraine, Lviv was the country's sixth largest city by population before the Russian invasion.

"Everyone we met Poland side told me I'm a nutter for doing this and [I'm] going to die. People Ukraine side are like 'oh cool'."

"People are very interested, it seems to have shocked people a lot that this is happening. It's part of why I came here - news coverage was stressing me out, and I felt helpless, especially with the UK not doing much to help."

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