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Yevpatoriia — Kyiv — Andrushivka (Zhytomyr Oblast)

It's like they took away what had always been mine and said, "That's it, you have no rights, keep out of it.” But I cannot just distance myself from Crimea: it is my birthplace, a part of my childhood, and of my life.

Roman Liakh, 34 years old Roman Liakh, 34 years old
Roman Liakh, 34 years old

Kharkiv — Ternopil

The decision to leave was a hard one for me because there were a lot of children in the bomb shelter, and a lot of people who were frightened. Patrick, as a psychologist dog and anti-stress dog, was the one who calmed them down. So when I took him away, I realized that I was depriving children who psychologically needed the help of this truly healing contact with an animal.

Olga Ivanova, 41 years old Olga Ivanova, 41 years old
Olga Ivanova, 41 years old

Kharkiv — Horishni Plavni — Kremenchuk

What struck most painfully was the feeling of being a refugee. You had a home, a hometown, and a life with achievements and accomplishments. And now you are a nobody. You run around social services asking for help because you have nowhere to live. I mean, we ride with our newborn son, and we know there's a chance we'll be spending the night in a field.

Luiza Ryzhkova, 33 years old Luiza Ryzhkova, 33 years old
Luiza Ryzhkova, 33 years old

Makiivka — Kharkiv — Lviv — Kyiv

I called my grandmother, and she was like, "Don't worry, soon Kharkiv will be freed and everything will be fine." Who will it be freed from, me?

Ruslan Kravtsov, 20 years old Ruslan Kravtsov, 20 years old
Ruslan Kravtsov, 20 years old

Kharkiv — Chernivtsi

On that day, the city centre was bombed. "There's a fighter jet in the rearview mirror," he said to us. — If you hear any sound now, jump out of the car and get on the ground."

Olga Maklyakova, 46 years old Olga Maklyakova, 46 years old
Olga Maklyakova, 46 years old

Donetsk — Kyiv — Kharkiv — Kharkiv Oblast — Ivano-Frankivsk

For eight years, people would ask me: "Why didn't you take your parents out of there?" And I would answer: "They're not a suitcase to take them out." My father had always told me, "If we leave, who's going to stay? But you believe this is Ukraine, don't you? Well, then Ukrainians should live here."
Svitlana Kolodii, 35 years old Svitlana Kolodii, 35 years old
Svitlana Kolodii, 35 years old

Kharkiv — Izium — Dnipro

I have not come to terms with the fact that my house continues to be shelled. But I'm ready to go back to Izium. And it doesn't matter what it looks like. I'll be fine, spend a few years there, do something. The main thing is that it should be territory under the control of Ukraine. The way home for me will not be blocked by the IDP certificate.

Andrii Tretiak, 22 years old Andrii Tretiak, 22 years old
Andrii Tretiak, 22 years old

Kharkiv — Kosiv — Bukovel — Kyiv

 Dad got an injury while in Manhush, and he wasn't in the best condition. I think it happened when he was walking with a grocery bag: a missile hit somewhere behind him, he fell down, and when he got up, there was only the handle left of the bag.

Ivan Dzhelomanov, 24 years old Ivan Dzhelomanov, 24 years old
Ivan Dzhelomanov, 24 years old

Kharkiv — Repintsy — Ivano-Frankivsk — military service

Being an adult is about making decisions and then sticking to them. Joining the AFU for me is the proof of these views. It's about the ability to make a choice. And I made it for myself.

Bohdan Volynskyi, 31 years old Bohdan Volynskyi, 31 years old
Bohdan Volynskyi, 31 years old