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On February 22, 2023, the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War will present “Defenders” project to mark the anniversary of russia’s full-scale invasion. The project will exhibit powerful photos of Ukrainian soldiers who have been resisting the invaders for over a year.

The photos were taken during the museum’s expedition, which took place in July 2022 with the support of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photo printing of the highest quality was done free of charge by photo lab Crimson.

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• military
• Kyiv

The project “You, me…war: 100 love stories” was launched by four Ukrainian women in the first months of russia’s full-scale invasion in order to prove that even in the most difficult times there is a place for sincere feelings and hope for the future. The goal of the project is to collect a hundred unusual wartime love stories of different people (from paramedics to volunteers, from policemen to refugees, from rescuers to doctors, from journalists to soldiers).

Important notice: journalists have an opportunity to find out how the idea of such a project came to be, see how it is implemented and, if possible, talk to the heroes of the project — couples with captivating wartime love stories.

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“Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement” NGO is a community of women with military experience in Ukraine. The NGO takes care of about a thousand female veterans and new recruits: from advocating for the rights of female defenders to providing ammunition, basic hygiene products, cars, medical supplies, and drones. The mission of the organization is a professional army, where equal rights are guaranteed to both women and men.

On the first day of the full-scale invasion, a rapid response headquarters was set up on the basis of the movement to cover the needs of the military and civilians. The headquarters has its own workshop, where women’s military uniforms and camouflage cloaks are made. They also have a workshop for weaving camouflage nets, a drone workshop, etc.

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• Kyiv

During the all-out war, a medic of the State Border Guard Service, Elina Medynina was on duty in Mariupol, which was surrounded by the enemy. Later, she ended up on the territory of Azovstal plant, where, together with other combat medics, she provided medical aid to wounded servicemen and civilians in difficult military and field conditions. The border guard was in russian captivity for almost 5 months.

Elina was awarded the Order for Courage, 3rd degree, and the Order of Princess Olga.

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• women

In Odesa, barbers give free haircuts to Ukrainian soldiers. Within almost a year, more than 200 defenders of the country visited the barbershop. Journalists can talk to the hairstylists and, if possible, film them work.

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• Odesa

Ihor Krupnov from Dnipro is 57 years old. On February 24, Ihor went to the military enlistment office without any hesitation, and a week later he was already at the front. He could not do otherwise, because he had military experience, as he had served in Afghanistan.

In November, Ihor’s car was blown up by two anti-tank mines in Kherson region. The man received extremely serious injuries to his lower limbs. It was not possible to save the defender’s legs, the surgeons performed amputation after consulting with a prosthetist, who helped determine the best level of amputation for further prosthetics. Currently, Ihor Krupnov is preparing to receive prosthetics at Unbroken Center in Lviv. The military man dreams of running a marathon again. He also says that Kherson region was the second time he was blown up by a mine, the first time it happened in Afghanistan.

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• Lviv

In the past, Sergiy Stakhovsky was the best tennis player of Ukraine. Last year, he ended his professional career and took up winemaking. After the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion, the tennis player interrupted his vacation in Dubai, returned to Ukraine and joined the ranks of the Territorial Defense Forces of Kyiv. When the russians retreated from the capital, Sergiy was transferred to the reserve of the Armed Forces. Currently, he defends Ukraine in the ranks of the National Guard. Sergiy Stakhovsky is in Kyiv until February 14, and then he leaves for the east of Ukraine.

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Said Ismagilov is from Donetsk region. Before russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he was the Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine “Ummah.” After the start of the full-scale war, he resigned and went to the front as a volunteer. Now he serves in one of the paramedic brigades in Bakhmut. In particular, he takes the wounded to the aid station. There is also a video of him reading one of the chapters of the Quran dedicated to victory in the ruins of this city.

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• doctors
• military
• religion

Olha, call sign “Vidma” (Witch), was a lawyer, but during the all-out war, she became the commander of a mortar platoon of one of Kyiv territorial defense units. Recently, the woman returned from Bakhmut, where the soldiers under her command managed to repel many enemy attacks.

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• women

“Riding into the Future” project holds therapeutic horse riding classes for military personnel who have musculoskeletal disorders and amputated limbs after participating in combat.

The project was founded by a married couple of Oleksandra and Vasyl. Now Vasyl himself is at the front, so Oleksandra, together with Natalka, the founder of “DoloniDotyk” (a Touch of a Hand) NGO holds horse riding classes for wounded soldiers every week.

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