The stories of Ukrainians who had seen the war and the occupiers face to face, but who survived and managed to move on. Each of the heroes has experienced shocking situations and painful losses, but despite this, they maintain an active life position. The program also involves foreign psychologists who have worked with participants and witnesses of other wars. The experience of the project's heroes and the psychologists' comments will help you understand oneself and find motivation for one’s future.
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The forced deportation of Ukrainian children and their transfer to the occupied territories is a crime committed by the Russians. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has deported about 20,000 Ukrainian children. The story of the return of two students of the Mariupol Construction Vocational College.
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1,200 Kadyrov's men committed crimes in Borodyanka while the locals hid in basements and prayed that a grenade would not be thrown at them. The story of Olga Feshchenko from Borodyanka.
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The loss of property, occupation, and even a face-to-face encounter with the enemy did not break Volodymyr from Irpin, but on the contrary, gave him strength to resist the enemy.
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Vitaliy Dyachuk is a Lviv native, the only Ukrainian who has overcome the Himalayan path. He was wounded during the Revolution of Dignity, but went to fight as a volunteer in 2015 and is now also at the front. During short vacations, he goes to the mountains alone and recruits small groups of soldiers. Mountains are a means of rehabilitation for the military.
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Maria’s peaceful life in Mariupol has been shattered by war. The high-school student’s house was bombed, her city destroyed, family torn apart and heart broken. How does one survive occupation, filtration, the loss of family and still keep their passion for life?
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In 2022 Svitlana Sharamok had to flee from her home for the second time. But still she was not able to handle shellings around the clock. What is it like to balance between saving one’s life, supporting one’s homeland and the feeling of guilt?
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Roman Mineev went to the military headquarters without hesitation after the start of the full-scale invasion. He was seriously wounded, almost lost his sight, but due to bureaucratic red tape, he risks being returned to the front.
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A story of bravery, invincibility and resilience: Mykhailo Drobotenko, fighter of the 57th motorized brigade of the AFU;
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Viktoria Mineyeva had always known that the full-scale invasion would take place and her husband would join the armed forces. And so Roman Mineyev did with no hesitation. He was heavily wounded and is now practically blind. Nevertheless he risks being returned to the frontlines due to bureaucratic constraints.
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Hanna Biliayeva from the Luhansk region. She is married to Oleksandr Biliayev, a fighter with the call sign “Freeman”. To this day he is Russian captivity. Hanna believes that one day he shall make it back home.
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