Stories of Our Children

Olha was sixteen and Marharyta was thirteen. And they spoke surzhyk (a colloquial mix of Ukrainian and Russian).” Yet...

Yevhen was 14 years old when the full-scale invasion began. He lived in the east of Ukraine, watched only...

Tymofiy was in the 8th grade when the occupation began. He never concealed the fact that he was Ukrainian....

At the age of 12, Maria came to understand her sexual orientation. From that moment on, her world split...

Eighteen-year-old Olena remembers well the night her little brother stood by the window and silently watched as tanks moved...

What are Ukrainian children doing on a remote island near Japan, dressed in military uniforms under the Russian flag?...

“I supported Ukraine. They wanted to beat me,” says Oleh, recalling the Russian school where he was bullied every...

“I’m afraid they won’t understand me,” Maksym whispered during his first visit to our center, avoiding eye contact. The...

💬 “I would choose a quick death over a long and painful one,” confesses Artem, who, at just 14...

Before the war, Artur’s life was typical for a Ukrainian teenager — school, computer games, and distance learning during...