by Alyona Semko | Sep 7, 2022 | War. Stories from Ukraine, Zaporizhia
Writer: Aliona Semko Editor: Oksana Mamchenkova Illustrator: Diana Kolodiazhna Until February 24, 2022 44-year-old Yulii (the name is changed for security reasons) lived in Berdiansk, on the shores of the Sea of Azov, was engaged in beekeeping and horse breeding, and...
by Alyona Semko | Jul 20, 2022 | Berdiansk
Illustrated by Dasha Klochko Tetiana Makarenko, a native of Donetsk, is 68. If it were not for Russia’s war against Ukraine, she would take care of her grandchildren – she has four of them. Instead, the woman has not had her own home for eight years – Russians...
by Alyona Semko | Mar 22, 2022 | Berdiansk, Mariupol
Illustrated by Tanya Guschina “We went through constant non-stop shelling. We all stayed together: no power, no heat, no gas… On the third day without electricity (March 2), all the shops and stores were looted. To cook, we had to melt snow. To get water, we had...
by Alyona Semko | Mar 6, 2022 | War. Stories from Ukraine
Maria Spirina is a 51-year-old obstetrician and gynecologist. She works at the Berdyansk maternity hospital. The first three days of war Maria spent at work. Together with other doctors, she took care of pregnant women and women in labor from Berdyansk and...