Life stories
"We were cooking under fire. We took turns leaving the shelter, although…
Their house burned down during the shelling of Chernihiv in March 2022. A story about a family of Ukrainians who – despite the losses, despair and pain – find the strength to live and believe in victory.
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"It's almost quiet at home - just a few explosions a day…"
A large family from Pershotravneve remained at home despite the rocket overhead and are waiting for victory
Read more"Luckily the shell hit the other room." The mother of eight children…
Natalya from Lyubotyn has eight children: three are aged 10, 12, and 16, and the older ones have left to study and look for work.
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"It was scary to wake up the children and tell them that we should gather…
Before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the couple Tetiana and Oleksandr lived in the urban-type village of Kupiansk-Vuzlovi.
Read more"We hope to hold out." The story of a large family from Vovchansk…
Olena with her husband Oleksandr and three children went through the entire occupation of Vovchansk. The border with Russia is only 5 km from the city, so it was captured on the first day of the full-scale invasion. However, the family…
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«The enemy destroyed our home, but our foundation is solid…»
The story of a family from Makariv, Kyiv region, who – despite the losses and pain – tries to find new meanings and joy in life
Read more«We believe that Ukraine will win and everything will be fine. After all, there…
"In February 2022, we were expecting a baby. On February 18, at three in the morning, my husband took me to the maternity hospital in Kherson, where our boy was born. We stayed in the hospital because after a difficult delivery, both I and…
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“Nobody believed that the school would be restored, but now we are watching how…
The demolished roof, damaged facade, broken windows, faded ceiling and walls — even a year ago, it was difficult to recognize the Savynska Music School in this building. ‘It was painful to look at this, — Viktoriia Zaritska remembers the…
Read more"Six in an apartment, not counting the dog". A family from Tsupivka,…
Kateryna and her husband Oleksandr and three children miraculously did not fall under the Russian occupation. They lived in the village of Tsupivka, Kharkiv region. The border with Russia is 10 km away. Two days before the full-scale…
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"We dream of going to bed peacefully, knowing that we will wake up."…
"Mother, save us. Take us out," Iryna recalls the words of the children on the first day of the full-scale Russian invasion. The village of Tsyrkuny, where the family lived, is located immediately outside the Kharkiv district - on the road…
Read moreOn the second of June, our family celebrated another birthday. That day a…
We met this wonderful family in the village of Petrivske, Kharkiv Oblast, as part of the "Humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable population of Kharkiv region". Petrivske has been under the occupation of Russian aggressors for more than…
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«We lived in the basement for nine months. When rockets were flying at Kharkiv…
Marina and Yuriy are a married couple from Kharkiv. Their apartment in North Saltivka is on the 16th floor. So at the beginning of the great war, the planes over the houses, the first fires and explosions were clearly visible. "My two…
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