Neha Taseer requests for prayers as her family fights to survive in Ukraine

Model Neha Taseer recently took to her Instagram stories to request her followers for prayers as her family continues to be stuck in Ukraine in the midst of escalating violence. Deeming the last two days “the worst times” of her life, the model expressed her feelings of distress. Neha’s mother hails from Ukraine, with the model having grown up in the now war-torn country.

She wrote, “The past couple of days have been the worst times of my life. I can’t even express the amount of pain and fear in my heart right now.” Elaborating on the situation, the model continued, “My family is fighting for their lives in Ukraine. The feeling of helplessness is indescribable. I pray for world peace and for the end of this horrific war. Please pray for my countrymen.” 

Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital on Saturday as authorities urged citizens to help defend the city from advancing Russian forces, reported Reuters.

Heavy, frequent artillery fire and intense gunfire, apparently some distance from the city centre, could be heard in Kyiv in the early hours, a Reuters witness said. The Ukrainian military claimed Russian troops attacked an army base on a main Kyiv avenue but the assault was repelled.

But even as the fighting grew more intense, the Russian and Ukrainian governments signalled an openness to negotiations, offering the first glimmer of hope for diplomacy since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the attack on Thursday.