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…
read moreThe 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"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…
read moreThe 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 moreKateryna 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…
read more"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 moreWe 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…
read moreMarina 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…
read moreOleksandr and Nataliya are residents of Kozacha Lopan, an urban-type village in Kharkiv Oblast, 5 kilometres from the border with Russia.
read moreA large Kharkiv family dreams of Victory and the time when they will be able to restore their damaged home and return to their native Saltivka.
read moreNatalia and Volodymyr are 63 years old. They have been together since high school, and have raised four children in a happy marriage. After retirement, they made real their long-held dream: to work on the land and have their own house.…
read moreThe war broke into their lives on February 24, 2022, with explosions in Piatykhatky, a northern suburb of Kharkiv.
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