Anna
“I often think about my old life. Many people ask if I want to go back to Ukraine. That is a very difficult question for me to answer.” On February 24, 2022 at 5:00 in the morning, I woke up from the sound of an explosion. I went out on the balcony to see what […]
Anastasiia
“There were a lot of people at the border, they’ve been standing with their bags, small children have been waiting outside in a cold February. Just a couple of bags, that’s all most people took with them from their old lives.” On February 24, 2022, I woke up with a normal reflex at 6:40, which […]
Anastasiia
“Then we saw Ukrainian soldiers, it was the happiest moment of our lives. We haven’t seen our soldiers during the whole time we were occupied, we haven’t heard our language, we couldn’t sing our songs. We laughed, hugged, invited them on treats we had and sang.” On the morning of February 24, 2022, my brother […]
Anna
“We are aware of the terrible things that happened in occupied territory. For example, when Russian soldiers have rounded up all the men who were part of the corresponding Home Guard and executed them in the park.” On February 23, 2022, I was on a business trip in Nova Kahovka. My daughter was at school […]
Olga
“My children are safe but my heart hurts because the family is not together. I haven’t seen my husband, and my children’s father, for a year” On February 24, I woke up and got ready to go to the office. I had a strange feeling that something will happen today that will change my life. […]
Veronika
“We were a happy family, expecting our second child, but we had to change everything” On February 24, 2022, at 5 in the morning, we woke up to loud explosions outside our house. The war had begun! I was very worried and scared. Our lives were turned upside down in a small moment. We were […]
Maryana
“We have been married for 17 years and have never left each other for more than 1 day. The war has separated us and now we have not seen each other for over 5 months.” February 24, 2021 was a normal working day. I woke up in the morning and started preparing the children for […]
Iryna
“I am very happy that my children are safe and do not have to experience the horrors of war, but the soul suffers for my country and my people” On February 24, 2022, I woke up to my husband calling and saying, “It’s started.” I got very scared. Already in 2014, when the Russian army […]
Ksenia
“The nights with sirens became more and more difficult for the children, panic and the feeling of powerlessness drove us crazy.” Life on pause… We woke up as usual in the morning to go to preschool and work but after looking in the window, where we had a military base, we understood that something was […]
Iryna
“Some women and children walked this 25 km on foot. Each child had their backpack and a stuffed animal in hand” The morning of February 24, 2022 was to be as usual… I woke up earlier than usual, made coffee and sat on the sofa. My little children were still sleeping. The phone rang but […]