Denys Kotenko is a former Donbas war fighter from Dnipro. He left home when he was 18 and went to the frontline. He had no military training before, but during two months he turned into a soldier of “Azov” regiment. Denys...
Back in 2015, the 57-year-old couldn’t just watch Ukrainian soldiers on television, defending the country against Russia’s war. Serhiy’s age meant the military recruiting office rejected him three times; but he...
Soldier Oleh Afanas (born 1991) served in the 81st Air Assault Brigade. Oleh, call name “Afonya”, was killed on April 23, 2016. This information was announced on Facebook by the hero’s fiancee, Anastasiya Karpenko:...
Untitled By Borys Humeniuk Commander, what do you mean to say My chances of survival, of remaining whole Through this war Are 50-50? Which 50% of myself am I expected to sacrifice For my native land? For love of country Perhaps I must be...
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...
