by Daryna Trunova | Jul 13, 2022 | Berdiansk
Illustrated by Lidiia Holosko For more than four months 22-year-old Tetiana and 29-year-old Ivan have been living under occupation. The Russian troops entered Berdiansk, a city on the shore of the Sea of Azov, on February 27, a few days after the start of the...
by Daryna Trunova | Apr 4, 2022 | Kyiv region
Illustrated by Katalina Maievska “He said that I am too sassy. He asked what I would say if he shot my Dad in the knees,” Tamara Shevchuk, a 26-year-old artist, recalls her meeting with the Russian military who had occupied her village, Shevchenkove, in...
by Daryna Trunova | Mar 22, 2022 | Irpin
“My husband and I evacuated together with a bunch of cats and dogs. It took us three hours to walk three kilometers. Nineteen dogs all pulled us in different directions. They walked in a pack. It was impossible! If it weren’t for the evacuation, I wouldn’t have...
by Daryna Trunova | Mar 18, 2022 | War. Stories from Ukraine
Illustrated by Tanya Guschina Lia Pavliuk is 32. At home, in Chernihiv, she was a trichologist: she had her own clinic offering hair and scalp treatments. Lia’s family includes her two daughters, her husband, her grandma and her seriously ill grandpa....
by Daryna Trunova | Mar 18, 2022 | Kyiv
“I have a rare condition, a number of rheumatoid connective tissue diseases. My treatment costs 1,500 to 2,000 dollars a month, out of pocket. But now I cannot even get these drugs in Kyiv,” says Natalia Novitnia, 47, Kyiv. “If I don’t take the...