Interviews

Maiia Moskvych

Veteran, former soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

I’m Maiia Moskvych, a senior police lieutenant and a senior soldier in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I’m a veteran, I’ve defended Ukraine twice: first in 2014, when women weren’t officially allowed in the Armed Forces, so I served through the National Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and again in 2022.

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Alla Senchenko

Veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, returned from Russian captivity in the prisoner exchange on 04.02.2023

I am Senchenko, Alla Mykolayivna. I’m a veteran.

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Viacheslav Kaistro

Veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

My name is Vyacheslav Kaystro, I’m 58 years old. I’ve been doing photography my whole life, grew up Russian-speaking.

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Kseniia Shyian

Service member of the National Guard of Ukraine, widow of a fallen Ukrainian soldier

My name is Kseniia Shiyan. I am currently a serving member of the Ukrainian National Guard, a volunteer, and the wife of a fallen hero.

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Nazar «Reagan»

Philologist, soldier, ATO veteran and full-scale war participant

My name is Nazar, my call sign is Reagan. I joined the service for the first time in 2014.

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Oleksandra Bezsmertna

Veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, resigned from service after the birth of her child. Her husband endured Russian captivity and returned to Ukraine in a prisoner exchange

My name is Oleksandra Bezsmertna, I’m a veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I am currently on maternity leave.

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Oleksii Vasyliuk

Officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

My name is Oleksii Vasyliuk, I’m 24. I’ve been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for four years, because I wanted to be part of the painful time Ukraine is going through.

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Yuliia «Phobia»

Senior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, former volunteer of the Hospitallers medical battalion. Combat medic who worked on evacuation of soldiers from the village of Krynky, Kherson region

My name is Yuliia, my callsign for over 17 years has been Phobia. I’m 31.

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Yaroslav Yaroshenko «Panda»

Officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Hello, Hlib, happy to see you in Kyiv. My name is Yaroshenko Yaroslav Hennadiyovych.

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Oleksandr Androshchuk

ATO veteran and full-scale war participant

My name is Androshchuk Oleksandr Mykolaiovych. I first joined the service in 2015, specifically the Azov Battalion at the time.

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Ksenia «Bureviy»

Active service member, UAV operator

I am Ksenia, my call sign is Bureviy (from Ukr. *storm, strong wind,* – ed.

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Serhii Stratichuk

Veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, endured Russian captivity and returned to Ukraine in a prisoner exchange

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Історії зібрав: Гліб Стрижко — ветеран, морський піхотинець, директор напрямку по роботі з ветеранами у Starlight Media, амбасадор Veteran Hub

Редактура текстів: Олена Ковалевська, Аліна Кучма

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