The "Stories of the Strong" project shares fragments of Oleg's works about what the author and his brothers saw and experienced.

War takes the best

He is an entrepreneur and volunteer from Kamianets-Podilskyi, the initiator and founder of a number of charity projects for displaced children.

I wanted to take care

The woman recalls: "... the bread from the store counters was almost the first to disappear. We had a little of it in reserve, we ate it dry. So when later volunteers brought bread to our house and distributed it for free, my mother hugged that loaf and cried with happiness..."

My dear native Kharkiv...

"I was one of those few Ukrainians who believed that all putin's statements were a bluff, a political game, that Russia would come to its senses and not attack... It turned out that we were bitterly mistaken," says Olesya Shtefan, sharing her memories for "History of the Strong ".

We were sorely mistaken

"On the eve of his death, as if anticipating disaster, the man sent me a message: "If something happens to me, don't let anyone hurt you, and the children too."

I will never see again

Starting her story for "History of the Strong", Olena Gretska from the Kherson region recalls how three days before the war she returned with her family from vacation.

Explosions were heard

Caring about the future of the children, not wanting them to grow up in the space of enemy propaganda, the family decided to evacuate.

The longest day of my life

Iryna tells why she decided to evacuate the city, where she managed to find shelter, what she does today and how her son's fate turned out.

I felt bad..

Today, in the "History of the Strong" project, we get to know Yulia Bazylivska, a psychologist, owner of the children's event space "Emotsyka". Our heroine also talks about the famous personality Asya Beglyarova, who died in Mariupol, and her dream of creating a holiday for all children of Ukraine.

Children need joy

Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, Kateryna Hudyk from Henichesk, who shares her memories for "History of the Strong", was awakened by a banging at the door.

I heard muffled explosions

Today, all of Ukraine knows where Nikopol is located - the city of Olga Tkachenko, photographer and psychologist. For "History of the Strong", she tells about the strength of spirit of Ukrainians living under constant enemy fire.

We continue to live life

He, a programmer from Kharkiv, was a witness of Russia's military aggression in his native city from the first days of the Great War.

Heard the echoes of explosions

Neighbors were moving out, leaving behind everything they had. Their daughter&#39;s family was also evacuated. Galina stayed with her husband, who flatly refused to go. They are both disabled people of the second group. &quot;They decided: if they have to die, then together. That&#39;s how they stayed in their native Irpen,&quot; the woman adds.

Halyna

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As a result of shelling, the city was left without communications. &quot;We cooked on bricks, from which we fashioned such and such a small stove in the yard. We had a little of our own products, the neighbors who were leaving threw all kinds of food at us through the fence.&quot;

They spent the night next to the house - in the seminary&#39;s storage room. &quot;And there was nothing to hide from... Airplanes and drones were circling our city continuously, shells were exploding,&quot; says Galina.

19.03.2024

On March 19, the enemy shelled the seminary. &quot;Probably, those who pointed the weapons there knew that ordinary residents, mostly elderly people, were hiding here from the shelling. Why kill us?! - says the woman. - After those shots, everyone ran away, scared. We - to our huts. And from it - only ruins, our native home burns down...&quot;

Why kill us?!

Halyna Yashchenko, a pensioner from Irpen

19.03.2024

So they stayed in their native Irpen"