Kseniya
“April 5, 2022. Air raid alert across the whole country. It feels like being led to an execution every single time. All of us. But they aim at only one. Usually the one on the edge. Today, it’s not you. All clear.” February 23, 2022, was a very important day for me. I was the […]
Valentyna
“I really didn’t want to leave Kharkiv. I was born there and had lived there my whole life.” On February 24, 2022, I woke up at 4 a.m. to the sound of explosions. War had begun in my country. I couldn’t process it right away or believe it was actually happening. Just the day before, […]
Viktoria
“We pray constantly for the war to end as soon as possible. I don’t know what will happen to us, where we will be, what will happen to our homeland, and to the children we’ve taken into our care.” On February 24, 2022, I woke up to a call from my husband, who was returning […]
Tetyana
“I am terrified to think about what will happen to our homeland and the world as a whole. Although this may seem like a localized war to most people, I am convinced that if Ukraine loses, it will change the world entirely.” On February 24, 2022, I woke up around 5 a.m. to the sounds […]
Tetiana
“I will remember the summer of 2023 for my whole life. I felt the life for 100 percent – to the full extent it was possible. My family was with me and that bring joy to each of my days.” On February 24, 2022 I woke up from the loud explosion sounds on the street. […]
Kateryna
“Next to the perinatal center was the military commissariat, I looked out the window and saw a lot of our soldiers going to it. People started running on the street. I became very scared for our future. My first thought was: am I going to lose my child this time too?” On February 24, 2022, […]
Mariya
“I exit the car to make a call and when I looked up in the sky I saw a missile flying straight towards our house. The missile flew so low that I could see letters written on it. I think I will always remember this moment and will never be able to forget it.” On […]
Tetiana
“We stayed in the barn for about two days. We had absolutely no food and water. We were starving.” Strange sounds on the street woke me up on February 24, 2022. There was a feeling that something very big was moving along the road producing a loud hum. I looked in window and saw that […]
Alisa
“We became refugees for the first time. We lost our home, job, friends. Only three photos remained from that past life.” The history of my family begins in 2014 when Russian propaganda came to the city of Donetsk where I lived with my family. It all started with narratives that Donetsk should get autonomy because […]
Julia
“My daughter’s health was also a reason why we decided to leave the country. She needs constant medical check-ups and support from relatives. I was very unsure that I could give her this in a country at war.” On February 24, 2022, I woke up at 4:20 in the morning to rest my dog. […]