UMnu Sutulov uthi ube nempendulo eqinile ezikhangisweni zemisebenzi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana futhi kuze kube manje useqashe izisebenzi ezisencane zase-Ukraine eziyisithupha noma eziyisikhombisa.

Abasebenzi be-Mavka cafe e-Waitara yase-Sydney. Ikhredithi: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
Bonke base bebalekile e-Ukraine selokhu kwaqala impi ngo-February 2022, bafika e-Australia ngalowo nyaka bephethe izinto ezimbalwa futhi benemali encane.
“Bekuyingozi kakhulu ukuthi abazali bethu banqume ukuthi kungaba kuhle uma singaya ndawana thize ephephile ngaphandle kwase-Ukraine.”

Barista Maksym Kobzar at Mavka cafe. Ikhredithi: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
UMaksim wafika e-Australia ngoMeyi odlule futhi, ngenxa yamakhono alinganiselwe olimi lwesiNgisi, wabhekana nezinselele ezintsha zokuthola umsebenzi.
“Ngakho ngizizwa ngikhululekile njengoba ngizama ukuthuthukisa isiNgisi sami.”
“Sineziqongo, njengobunye ubusuku sibhukhelwe ngokuphelele, futhi ngeshwa kufanele sixoshe abantu,” usho kanje.

Ikhasimende ngaphakathi kwe-Mavka cafe. Ikhredithi: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
“Kodwa i-cafe ayihlali imatasa, iphezulu naphansi, phezulu naphansi.”
Ibhizinisi elisha lavulwa ngo-Okthoba 2022, futhi lingenye yezinguquko zomsebenzi ezichaza impilo yakhe.
Ukuphila eSoviet Union
I-Ukraine yaphinde yathola inkululeko yayo lapho iSoviet Union ihlakazeka ngo-1991, kwaphoqa abaningi abafana noMnu Sutulov ukuthi bazivumelanise nezimo.
Uthi: “Abantu abaningi balahlekelwa imisebenzi, iholo labo, namathemba abo.

U-Oleg Sutulov nendodakazi yakhe u-Anastasia, 17. Ikhredithi: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
“Kodwa kwadingeka siphile. Ngakho sathenga izinto ngemali ephansi eSoviet Union, sahamba nazo ngomgwaqo saya ePoland sabuya nemali eqinile.
“Ngikholwe, oprofesa, othisha, nabantu abaningi abaqeqeshwe kakhulu babekwenza lokho ngoba yayingekho enye indlela yokuphila.”
Kungani u-Oleg wayeka ukukhuluma isiRashiya
“Kuze kube ngu-1991 senziwa ukuba nomuzwa wokuthi ukukhuluma isi-Ukraine kwakuyihlazo. Babesenza sibe nomuzwa wokuthi uma sikhuluma isi-Ukrainian, sasivela ezweni, futhi singafundile kahle.”
Ekugcineni wathuthela e-Australia ngo-2005 futhi uhlala ekhuluma kahle isiRashiya. Nokho, lapho iRussia ihlasela i-Ukraine ngonyaka odlule, wenza isinqumo esisekhona namanje.
“Abantu base-Ukraine belwela inkululeko yethu, futhi bayazabalaza. Uma ngikhuluma nabantu emuva e-Ukraine bathi ‘kusebusika futhi asinazo izinto zokufudumeza, kodwa sinezinkuni. Ngakho, sizogawula izinkuni. Asinawo amalambu. Kulungile, sizosinda, sizosinda.
“AbaseRussia bacabanga ukuthi bangasiphula manje. Kodwa benza abantu base-Ukraine bazimisele kakhulu.”
Ukwabelana ngesiko lase-Ukraine ngokudla
“Abantu bendawo badla isidlo sasekuseni nathi, futhi bafunda amagama ambalwa esi-Ukraine. Futhi basibonisa ukuseseka nokwazisa.”

Isidlo sendabuko sase-Ukraine senyama egcwele ama-crepes. Ikhredithi: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
Indawo yokudlela kaMnu Sutulov inikezela ngezitsha zendabuko – amaroli eklabishi anamazambane namadombolo amakhowe phakathi kwezithandwa kakhulu.
“Senza nje esingakwenza, ukwenza ukudla ngothando. Futhi yebo, abantu bayakuthanda.”

U-Neila Sutulov wenza ukupheka okuningi. Ikhredithi: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
Indodakazi kaMnu Sutulov eneminyaka engu-17 ubudala, u-Anastasia, iphothula esikoleni samabanga aphezulu eduze, futhi futhi usebenza njengoweta wesikhashana e-Mavka.
“Uma abantu bedla lapha bavame ukubuza ukuthi basho kanjani ukuthi ‘ngiyabonga’ ngesi-Ukrainian, bese bekhuluma nathi. Ngakho-ke, sesiqala ukuthola amandla e-Ukraine.”
‘Isiqhingi esincane sase-Ukraine’ maphakathi ne-Australia
“Le ndawo yokudlela ifana nesiqhingi esincane sase-Ukraine, maphakathi ne-Australia,” esho ngenkathi ejabulela i-crepe egcwele inyama.

Mavka ikhasimende Volodymyr Chornenkyi. Ikhredithi: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
“Impela ngikhumbule zwe lami. Futhi uma ufika lapha, ubona lokhu kudla, futhi uzizwa sengathi ubuyela ekhaya.”
“Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, bekunesiteleka mhlawumbe amakhilomitha amahlanu ukusuka emzini wami. Siselapho, kodwa kuze kube nini?”
“I-Ukraine izowina ngoba sivikela izwe lethu, sivikela imindeni yethu, futhi sinomoya.”