The Ukraine humanitarian crisis is accompanied by an increase in persecuting evangelical Christians. Hundreds of Protestant pastors have suffered abduction, torture, arson, property confiscation, death threats, physical violence, expatriation, and even murder at the hands of the pro-Russian separatists. ‘I am Alexey and I have two daughters, Evelina and Milena. We have fled from Gorlovka not because of lack of good life. We had a complete family, a job, a house. Our girls were gladsome and cheerful. My wife Anna and I tried to make their childhood unforgettable and joyful. Till now I cannot believe that when I used to come home from my job, I was welcome with the prepared meal on a table by a loving arm and a joyful noise. But today everything is lost [because of the war]. I fathom that I’m not the only one like this, but one’s own grief is closer.’ See also