On February 24th, 2022, Ukrainians woke up from explosions in their peaceful cities. The full-scale war that Russia started against Ukraine has been going on for 6 months now.
From the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, our team has been documenting testimonies and experiences of people who live in Ukraine, surviving and helping others to survive.
We are translating their stories into English so that the human dimension of the war is seen and understood by people abroad.
Anastasiya Mykhaylowska was fleeing from Kyiv to its suburbs — a town called Bucha. She didn’t know that pictures from Bucha after the Russian occupation would shock the whole world with their images…
This is the story of two students, Valeriya and Nadiya, and we recorded it in Lviv, where they came after fleeing Kharkiv. We talked with them in a former photo studio, which now is a center for wome…
The story of Oleksandr Drimanov from Kryvyi Rih is a story of someone who had every reason to do nothing but take care of his own health and safety. His story is a story of courage and strength.
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The story of Oleksandr Perebyinis we wrote down in March. The Russians killed his family near Kyiv when they were trying to evacuate.
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On February 24th, 2022, Ukrainians woke up from explosions i…
In the middle of March, we recorded the story of Maryna, who is 23 and comes from Mariupol. By that time, there was no electricity, water, phone connection, and gas in the city, and the Russians were…