Chronicles of Ukraine’s Fight and Resistance
Let’s note right away: the hero of this story — Eyal Israeli — is a Jew, born and raised in Israel, an Israeli citizen, but married to a Ukrainian woman and, by February 2022, already living in Kherson for 16 years. That’s exactly where the invasion of the orcs caught him. And what follows is […]
Maria Berlinska is a Ukrainian public figure and volunteer of Jewish descent. She’s the founder and head of the Public Association “Aerial Reconnaissance Support Center,” which conducted drone operator training courses and imported UAVs. In 2017, she made it into Kyiv Post’s 2017 Ukraine’s Top 30 Under 30 ranking. When the Russian-Ukrainian war began in […]
Marusia Zvirobiy is a Ukrainian volunteer, soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and public figure. She took an active part in the Revolution of Dignity, joining the resistance against Yanukovych’s dictatorship right after the events of February 18, 2014, in Mariinsky Park and on Maidan. Marusia became a volunteer and launched the project “Help […]
Yuliia Paievska is a Ukrainian servicewoman, paramedic, volunteer, and military medic. Since 2018 — commander of the “Taira’s Angels” unit and evacuation department of the 61st military mobile hospital. Before 2014, “Taira” worked in art ceramics and book graphics. When the first clashes began during the Revolution of Dignity, she helped the wounded and thus […]
The short haircut, tattoos and dark-lined eyes of this woman involuntarily provoke you to fill in her biography in your head. She could quite possibly be a rock star. She could tell about concert tours, alcohol-drug parties and crazy plans. But on her shoulders is a military backpack with patches. On it, written in green […]
Olena Bilozerska is a Ukrainian journalist, blogger, and public figure. She’s been shaping independent media since early 2004. She started her career in small newspapers and magazines, learning the craft from the ground up. During 2004-2006, she took full editorial control and edited her own newspaper. This established her as an independent voice in Ukrainian […]
On October 30, 2017, Ukraine lost one of its brightest and most devoted daughters — Amina Okueva. Near the village of Hlevakha in Kyiv region, unknown killers shot up her car. Amina died from received wounds. Her husband, Adam Osmaev, was wounded but survived. Just months earlier, there had already been an assassination attempt on […]
An assault group during combat operations is designed for sudden attack and capturing enemy combat positions. For an assault to succeed, assault troops must be equipped and trained better than the enemy. An assault trooper must be physically fit, enduring, and psychologically stable. Can a woman be an assault trooper? To many, even the phrase […]
Yana Zinkevych is a Ukrainian volunteer medic, servicewoman, founder and commander of the Hospitallers medical battalion. At just 18 years old, she made a choice that would save hundreds of lives and inspire a nation. Her story is one of courage, determination, and unwavering commitment to saving every life on the battlefield. Yana was born […]
Anya Hvozdyar, volunteer. Сharming and brave girl. Before war she was an economist and working for a while in the US. In Ukraine was the owner of the company in the field of advertising, marketing hotel chains. Activist of Maidan, helped by medicine. Then, with the war – volunteer at the Kyiv Central Military Hospital. […]