Author name: daria

In her civilian life, she is a designer, president of the Mutokukai-Ukraine Aikido Federation, 5th dan aikido. Since 2013, she has participated in the Revolution of Dignity and the war in eastern Ukraine as a paramedic. She is a commander of the volunteer medical evacuation unit “Taira’s Angels” and the evacuation unit of the 61st …

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Student I am from the city of Lubny, Poltava region, and lived there with my grandmother until I was in the 9th grade.  In the 10th and 11th grades, my parents took me to Kyiv to enter the university. I have been living in Kyiv for 12 years now.  I could not imagine that my …

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A child of the military I was a good child. I did well at school.  As a child, I played chess. And, as they say: “Those who play chess are more disciplined”. It was true about me. I also grew up in a military family – both my mom and dad are military. So I …

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Before the full-scale war I studied food processing engineering. So I worked as a barista in one of Kyiv’s cafes for a reason. I worked and studied graphic design at the same time. In general, I was engaged in self-education – courses, and lectures. I was planning to finish my career in the restaurant industry …

Oleksandr Budko: “I like to show people that it is possible to reach the top without legs, arms, or any other body parts” Read More »

The first year of the war “Until 2014, I worked in Kyiv installing metal structures. And I went to war voluntarily and became a grenade launcher. My ego led me then, and I knew I had to do this. I was a paratrooper during the compulsory military service. So I felt obliged to do it. …

Vadym Maznichenko: “If not just one person, but a lot of people express their gratitude, it will give veterans confidence and understanding that they did not fight in vain” Read More »