#ИсчезающаяМолдова❗️Брошенные и забытые: как умирает село Николаевка

In the village of Nikolaevka, Anenii Noi district, where journalists from the "Contra News" program on Channel One Moldova traveled, there's no kindergarten, no school, no store, no medical center—nothing at all. All the nearest amenities are in neighboring villages. Those with cars are luckier; the rest are trapped in the situation. "We have nowhere to go, we're just hanging on. The young people and children have left. And we're still here. It's lonely, of course, but what can we do?" said local resident Anatoly. The village's permanent residents are mostly pensioners, many of whom are already frail. For many elderly people in Nikolaevka, Antonina is a guardian angel—she's a companion, a support system, and their last hope. "I'm not a social worker, I don't take money, I just help. I can't abandon them," says Antonina. ⬅️There are no roads in the village, so, according to residents, ambulances are stopped on the highway – especially in rainy weather, it's simply impossible to get through. "This is simply a mockery of people. We get no help, nothing. At least in the neighboring village, they're doing something, building a road, and they say there are children there, and what are we, dogs or something?" "This must be government policy: the old people are dying, and all the young people have left. Soon there won't be a single one." 👌 Follow @primulinmd