The Cheetah: How a Ukrainian-German translator influenced the course of the war

When the lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian air force called, Olha Sydor was on his way down to the yard of her apartment building to feed the cats.

The Cheetah: How a Ukrainian-German translator influenced the course of the war

When the lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian air force called, Olha Sydor was on his way down to the yard of her apartment building to feed the cats. Every late afternoon, Olha Sydor feeds the cats in her neighborhood in a part of Lviv. Some of the stray animals, she says, have been left behind by refugees and are in urgent need of help. Olha Sydor likes to help animals. But she was also able to help the lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian army.

The officer said on the phone that he needed a very good translator to translate a text from German into Ukrainian. She was recommended to him. It is very urgent. 188 pages in a few days. Please.

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