Why build a monument if I’m still alive? Roman Furyk: In Memoriam Author: Olha Sloniovska Roman Furyk was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. He was the eldest of two sons, and a role model for his younger brother, who...
NAZARENKO THE MECHANIC Author: Anton Sanchenko Andriy’s reconnaissance comrades were not very original when they first named him “Malysh” (Kiddo). This, or something similar, was his nickname at the Odesa Naval Academy...
KINDRAT Author: Vasyl Shkliar “Bless me, Father, for I am about to die for Ukraine,” he said quietly, but firmly. January 9, 2014. Vasyl Kindratsky had left the Kyiv Maidan and was now home in his native Mykolayiv, Lviv...
Danya’s Choice Author: Yuliya Iliukha His dream was to get a puppy. A typical wish for a child – to have a dog as a best friend and faithful companion for play and protection. He convinced his parents and together, they even...
Over there, where I truly belong Dmytro Prydatko: in Memoriam Author: Maryna Lukyanova It’s been six years since Dmytro disappeared from Nastya’s life and from the lives of all those left behind. Dmytro...
Our compatriot Roman Nabiehov Authors: Kapranov Brothers We know nothing about Ukrainians. We, Ukrainians, know nothing about ourselves. Back in the spring of 2013, we actually believed that we’d have to put up with Yanukovych...
Vadym Antonov. He who soared to the heavens Author: Maria Starozhytska During military exercises in Petrivtsi, when he was asked to choose a call sign, Vadym stopped suddenly, bringing the queue of soldiers to a halt. He thought it...
Vasyl Arkhipov Author: Nataliya Hurnytska Vasyl Vasylovych Arkhipov, 58 years old Date of birth: 31.10.1956 Date of death: 23.05.2014 Status: soldier Call sign: “Grandfather”, “Arkhip” Place of residence:...
The story of one death Author: Olena Stadnyk People have been dying since the dawn of time. This is true from time immemorial. Man is mortal and doomed to death. Heroes do not die. Heroes become constellations. Heroes hold the sky...
MAMA TANIA Author: Bohdan Zholdak Over the centuries, to the present day, leaders who have governed Ukraine have done absolutely nothing to ensure that Ukrainian heroes are commemorated in our country. So...
In 2014, after the first Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory in the Donbas, soldiers who had lost limbs in battle were seen for the first time in public as they returned home. Since the full-on invasion by Russia in February 2022, the...
