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Anna “Ruta” Reshetnyak, a combat medic with the engineering support group of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, is one of many mothers in uniform who, for their decision to defend the country, became targets of judgment and painful reproach. She joined the army to protect her children, yet society often responded with condemnation instead of support.
Between art, teaching, and war
Today Anna is a mother of two sons and a daughter, a Ukrainian defender who served in the Avdiivka and Borova sectors, and who is now temporarily in reserve. She is originally[...]
17.09.2025
Alex is a servicewoman in Ukraine’s Defense Forces and the mother of two. Back in 2014, she wanted to enlist but was turned away — her younger son was only six. In 2022, she finally joined the army. Yet alongside fighting Russia on the battlefield, she faces another battle in civilian life — against social prejudice.
The Beginning of Service as a Combat Medic and an Injury
When the full-scale invasion began, Alex saw it as her duty as a conscious citizen to defend her country, convinced that victory would only be possible through unity. She spent three years on the frontlines as[...]
09.09.2025
The leader of our Movement and our sister Andriana was wounded on the front and is currently in the hospital. This news has shocked many, as everyone knows her as a sincere and kind person, a loving mother, and a dedicated warrior.
" - Andriana 300, it’s serious, being taken to Kherson."
This short call the day before yesterday was like a triple dose of adrenaline. After that, hundreds of calls, messages, scary diagnoses, and bleak predictions were changing with moments of crazy joy when the worst was refuted. Dry words of diagnoses that changed several times during these[...]
13.12.2022
The owners of this beautiful Maine Coon cat declawed him, which is a prohibited surgery, so that he wouldn't damage the furniture. When they fled Kyiv at the beginning of the war, there was simply no room for him in their car, but it seems like there was no room for him in their hearts either.
Left on the street, the animal becomes disabled after such a horrible manipulation, as it cannot defend itself, cannot hunt for food, and cannot even break a fall. A creature left in such conditions is doomed to die. The owners knew about this. Our volunteers found him scared, hungry, and thirsty,[...]
18.05.2022