“We didn’t know how to live an ordinary life during the war”. The story of a volunteer on the situation in Enerhodar and Kharkiv
“Russian World” in Mariupol: the story of a volunteer of “Khalabuda” who survived in the besieged city
“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 knew that every ride could cost me my leg, arm or even life”. The story of a volunteer from Mykolaiv
“Helping the Armed Forces is my purposeful goal” – the story of a volunteer who evacuated from Kharkiv
“Whatever story I shared, my mother said it was fake news”: a story of one volunteer from Tel Aviv
From delivery of humanitarian aid to evacuation of people from hot spots — how the volunteer from Fastiv helps people in Donbas, risking his life
“If this is the last day of my life, well, then I have done my best in every period of it.” The story of a volunteer from Kharkiv
“Thanks, your scope worked well today”: the story of volunteer Olena Ivanova, who started helping Kyiv residents and the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the first days of the war
“The village prayed for us to deliver everything they handed over”: a Kyiv citizen about how he helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 and why he decided to join the army
“Russians broke into our houses: they looted everything, expelled people from there, mined everything and are using our homes for their needs”, — the evacuation story of the head of the project “Children’s Eco Village”
“It turned out we are the only ones in Ukraine making tactical makeup.” How a makeup artist from Odesa helps the army
«We must become a reliable rear for the Armed Forces of Ukraine»: how pensioners from Cherkasy set up a zero-waste sewing production and help defenders
“The desire to help and join the common victory was higher than the “search for ideal opportunities”. The story of a psychologist who has been volunteering since the beginning of the war
“We worked like the best Swiss watch”: Honored doctor of Ukraine spoke about volunteering and helping injured defenders
“We all have mental wounds”: how volunteers help Mykolaiv residents survive under shelling
“My mother cried, and my father simply said, ‘Take care of yourself’: Dmytro Tverdokhlib told about his journey from a volunteer to the Territorial Defence Forces and vice versa, and a way from the Dnipro to Kharkiv
The story of a resident of Mariupol, who managed to escape from the occupation in the sixth month of pregnancy and founded a charity photo project to help affected children
“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
“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
Oleksii Maslo about large-scale evacuation from the occupied zones of Kharkiv region: “It costs 106 UAH in fuel to rescue one person”
“Face up to the facts and rely on your own strength,” – Words of A founder of NGO “Our Battalion” about a good work plan which could help hold out the war
“I don’t expect gratitude, I see it in people‘s eyes,” the story of a woman from Kyiv who actively volunteers even in the occupied territories
Head of NGO “Every animal” about vegan parcels for Armed Forces of Ukraine: “Such support is rather moral than material”
«We realized that we want to do everything possible so that people can return to their previous lives» . The story of one volunteer project
16,000 lunches in 4 months: how Cherkasy business feeds our defenders
Victory first, career second: a volunteer from Cherkasy helping Ukrainian defenders for 8 years
Alyona Zaporozhets: “It’s as if I dropped my cameras from a cliff somewhere. Opened a new direction and ran into the other direction”
The driver from Cherkasy risks his life and experiments with camouflaging of the cars in order to help the defenders of Ukraine
Daria Kartashova “A day spent in Sievierodonetsk was equal to a whole week. There was so much going on that it seemed endlessly long…”
Kateryna Yalova: «There was not a day that I regretted becoming a police officer»
Vitalii Radchenko: “Ideological and patriotic people have gathered here, we have no weaklings here, they simply do not linger in our team”
Anna Sakun: “If you and your child were destined to die, the war would catch up with you everywhere“
Stewed meat with a message to soldiers: how a powerful production of goodies was created in Cherkasy and sent to the front
“I have always been involved in volunteering during peacetime. Since the war started, even more,” – a story of a volunteer from the Kyiv region
Denis Hryanyk: “I had a supply of meat in the freezer and a warehouse with cereals. So he started handing out food”
Pavlo Maistrenko: “The Poles cried and the border guards paid tribute to us and asked us to return alive and victorious”
Oleksandra Homonai: “If you open your heart, you can help even if you don’t know what”
Dmytro, a soldier, artist and sculptor: “I also joined the charity auction of artists – I gave out two of my sculptures”
Evhenii Kompanets: “Our varenyky allow soldiers feel a part of the house”
Alyona Babko: “Even a kilo of potatoes can save a grandmother’s emotional state for a few days”
Anastasya Rokytna: “Volunteering is always tough, you need to do several tasks simultaneously because you want to help everyone…”
Ivan Lutkov: “I didn’t believe the war would start. I didn’t think they would take such a step”
Anton Fortunatov: “Things that were scary to do before the war are not scary at all now. On the contrary, it’s scary not to do it”
Alyona Zaporozhets: “I was sure that I would meet love like the one I photographed”
Vira Hvust: “Every day I cry on my husband’s shoulder. I tell him I want home because I think I could do more at home”
The Pamphlets frontwoman Alia: “Never stop thinking about Mariupol. As long as we speak about it, while we scream, write, or sing about it—it will live!”
Mykhailo Starodynov: “At first, they didn’t understand what happened to me, then they examined my leg, it was smashed like minced meat”
Marietta: “Volunteering is the motivation to fight for the lives of people we love when strangers become like family to us”
Viktor Orlov: “If everyone would do something useful where they are, we will definitely defend and rebuild our country”
Yaroslav Tsvetkov: “On the first day of the war, I set my heart on becoming a volunteer”
Anastasiia Tykha: “When you go with 20 homeless dogs, there’s no time to fear”
Volunteer from thе Yuzhny Ilya Yurchenko: “Some purchases are the purpose of special operations to find a suit for a helicopter or to transport a refugee in a wheelchair”
Oksana Savchenko: “My main motivation is to tease orcs”
