Ix Shen remembers that when he was stuck in a bunker in Ukraine last year fearing over whether he and his wife would live to see another day, it was an accordion melody played by an elderly Ukraine man that gave him a sense of calm and strength. Throughout the next few months, he actively reported on the Ukraine war...
Ix Shen launches his new book Impressions of an Invasion — A Correspondent in Ukraine at a Singapore bunker yesterday .Ix Shen remembers that when he was stuck in a bunker in Ukraine last year fearing over whether he and his wife would live to see another day, it was an accordion melody played by an elderly Ukraine man that gave him a sense of calm and strength.
Providing readers with insights on the lives that locals lead in the warzone, his powerful and honest account accompanied with photographs that he took in Ukraine shows the devastating effects that war has on the Ukrainians' daily lives.Speaking at the book launch, Ix said that writing about his experiences is a form of therapy for him to overcome the traumas that he faced from the war.
But on a more serious note, Ix told AsiaOne he hopes that his book can allow readers to be informed about the situation.Ix also shared that while assessing the emotions that he felt from his experiences with the war were therapeutic for him, he also found himself in a dilemma when putting pen to paper.
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