“When they are called collaborators, they start thinking that Ukraine abandoned them”: how Melitopol residents survive in occupation
“If it happened again, I would still do the same”. The story of a nurse from Makariv
“If it hadn’t been for the volunteers, I think that a city like Chernihiv could have fallen,” — a Kyiv citizen about the role of volunteers in the war with russia
“I believed that when I stitch eyes into icons, the war would end”: an embroiderer from occupied Kherson created a series of Ukrainian cities depicted as female characters
“I want to burn Moscow so much. After what they have done here, there is no pity for them”, territorial defense fighter tells about the defending of Makariv
“We are losing the information war, in Italy for sure,” – the story of a woman from Cherkasy, who has lived with her children in Europe for five months
“It turned out we are the only ones in Ukraine making tactical makeup.” How a makeup artist from Odesa helps the army
“We have made a decision not to return as long as there is a war.” A story about the life of a woman from Kyiv abroad
“In the current conditions, all mothers have become stronger.” The story of a woman from Kyiv who escaped from the war and went to Germany
“In three months, eight rockets landed on the territory of the zoo”: how the Mykolaiv Zoo survives in the conditions of war
“We all have mental wounds”: how volunteers help Mykolaiv residents survive under shelling
“War is such a terrifying thing that it is even difficult to tell to what extent.” The story of a woman from Mykolaiv who evacuated to Germany
“If all the journalists go to shelter, who would have done the work?” This is the story about a correspondent from Mykolaiv fighting an information war
“It’s horrifying when children suffer.” Story of a family from Severodonetsk
“We were ready to give everything to our boys if only they would keep the city.” The story of a volunteer from Makariv
“You can’t stand aside.” The volunteer from Cherkasy helps hundreds of displaced people
The story about “spiders” from Cherkasy who weave camouflage suits for snipers
Living under the muzzle of a machine gun:“ We couldn’t imagine how long it is going to be, what happened to our dearest and if we are to survive this night”
“To calm down, my son played chess in the basement.” The story of the rescue of a family from Chernihiv
“It is very morally difficult to live under explosions and sirens”. The story of a minor refugee who found shelter in Poland
Ksenia Kayan: “My son was killed before my eyes”
“Lying on the bed, I was holding my wife’s hand and thinking if a missile is going to hit me or not,” – a story of a man from Chernihiv who decided to stay rather than flee
Olena Ralchuk: “When we were hiding from the shelling in the basement, my dad remained upstairs, confined to his bed. At the time, my soul was torn into pieces”
Daria Kartashova “A day spent in Sievierodonetsk was equal to a whole week. There was so much going on that it seemed endlessly long…”
“We knew that there were people in the city, and we needed to help them. Someone had to do it. That’s why we stayed there,” – the story of police officers from Sievierodonetsk
Kateryna Yalova: «There was not a day that I regretted becoming a police officer»
Stanislav Kuharchuk: “You can’t relax. This is a war for survival”
Anna Sakun: “If you and your child were destined to die, the war would catch up with you everywhere“
Tetiana Nesterenko: “Women are as if in a parallel world. Giving birth here, but their thoughts are somewhere else. I have never delivered babies in such conditions”
Tetiana Chernyshova: “I want to come back to Mariupol and find my child’s grave”
Svitlana Malezhik: “It’s so scary when you know that someone is in trouble, but help in any way”
Alyona Chausova: “In those days, many people lost their human form. I believed that life would go on, so we must remain human”
Oleh Husak: “You should look “Saving private Ryan” or “Sniper” films to realize what we survived in Mariupol”
Olha Kasianova: “We are a very strong nation. We are the nation of will and action”
Lilia Dudnik: “We thought we had fled the war, but it was following behind”
Mykhailo Starodynov: “At first, they didn’t understand what happened to me, then they examined my leg, it was smashed like minced meat”
Olena Yarmolenko: “When there was shelling, I was very worried about my children. With each explosion sound, everything inside me turned upside down”
Nataliia Makhno: “War is like a scar on a body that will remain with all of us”
Tetiana Tymoshchenko: “That was the moment I realized how merciless the war can be”
Maryna Medvedeva: “To be a refugee is to feel an unspeakable longing for home and an unwillingness to accept reality”
Yaroslava Kaminska: “This is not a war. The Ukrainian people are being wiped out. It is genocide”
Alla Kopylovska: “I had no idea I can hate so much”
