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We continue the conversation about the deeply personal and difficult experience of losing a loved one. Unfortunately, every day in our country, someone loses a close, cherished, and dear person to war. We believe that it is important not only to speak about the sorrow of loss but also about how to navigate this journey. We asked those who have endured the hardest stages to share their experiences—where to find strength and resources for oneself when surrounded by darkness.
Dariia Ulman, a marketer, activist, and the wife of fallen serviceman Kyrylo Ulman, shares her personal journey[...]
21.09.2024
At the “Evening of Saved Lives” event, 553 121 UAH was raised for the Ukrainian paramedics.
First and foremost, we extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who continues to donate, support charity events, and participate in auctions!
We worked hard to make this evening truly special—Serhiy Zhadan prepared exclusive material and signed every book brought by attendees. Together with By VTRNK, we created exclusive merchandise and curated unique auction lots, while also introducing guests to the Veteranka movement.
The Podil Theater organized and hosted the event, once again[...]
17.09.2024
A Personal Account of Navigating Lossby Tetiana Borys
Navigating loss is a deeply personal experience. The support of family, friends, and loved ones is vital and much appreciated, yet in the end, you must walk this path on your own. That is why we asked those who have already gone through the most difficult stages to share their personal insights on finding strength and resources when darkness seems to surround you.
Tetiana Borys—founder and head of the “Plan B Power Center” project, wife of the fallen serviceman Oleksii Borys, and a member of the VETERANKA movement—begins a[...]
13.09.2024
Mariia Berlinska
1. Before 2014, I studied at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Faculty of Humanities. I planned to study historical science and cultural management.
2. I decided to join the army as a volunteer in the summer of 2014, when the war broke out. It was the most logical and obvious decision for me at the time. It did not come easy to me. Of course, I was very scared, but courage is not when you are not scared. It is when you are scared, but you still force yourself to go forward. In the beginning of September, I joined Dobrobat in Luhansk region. It was there that I started[...]
03.09.2024
Caring for the Health of Female Defenders: VETERANKA and the Kvitna Charitable Foundation Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation
This collaboration aims to unite efforts in the fight for the health of female service members and veterans.
Together, we will work on projects to preserve women's health, promote a culture of prevention, and ensure early disease detection.
In particular, this cooperation under the memorandum will allow Ukrainian female defenders to undergo free gynecological and mammalogical examinations and receive medical consultations at the Mobile Medical Platform of the[...]
02.09.2024
Each big project needs a first step.
The Intellias team helped the “Dignified” charity project in the provision of female defenders of Ukraine with high-quality uniforms called to take the first step
Thanks to their charitable contribution of UAH 300,000, the Charitable Foundation Veteranka funded the launch of the initiative and the production of 107 units of uniform for female defenders of Ukraine, which were created by the by.vtrnk workshop.
We are grateful for the support and the opportunity to implement the project.
The systematic support of businesses and private[...]
29.08.2024
Tattoo of memory
Tattoos are one of the ways we remember those we have lost. Words, images, colours, and details become symbols of love and sorrow. Tattoos help to preserve the memory of loved ones and make us feel that they are with us every moment.
4 women who have decided to imprint their memories under skin tell their stories below.
Alla Karpenko, the girlfriend of the deceased Yevhen Bazylevskyi, a soldier of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade
“My boyfriend and I decided to get a tattoo together – one single word ‘resurgam’. Translated from Latin, it[...]
14.08.2024
Is there a place for coincidences in war? How can small details change fate?
We continue to tell funny and not-so-funny stories from the frontline from our defenders.
This time, Yuliia Sidorova, our sworn sister and paramedic with the 4th Assault Battalion of the 92nd Brigade, tells us three stories about fate and coincidences at the front. About a house on fire, three wheels and Birthday.
Story about the house on fire
At the beginning of this year, an enemy drone hit our location in Kharkiv region, the house where we were living at that time, and the house caught fire. We ran[...]
05.08.2024
Every big thing starts with a small step. History of the VETERANKA movement began with a conversation in the kitchen... or maybe with a choral performance of the Ukrainian anthem in a karaoke bar in Irpin? (Only 🤫) ...but let's start from the base. From the kitchen, where women united by the Maidan and the war gathered to discuss the problems of women in the army.
The Russian-Ukrainian war had just started, and young volunteers with a burning desire to change the world had united. They had no status, but they had an idea. What came out of this — read in the historical[...]
27.07.2024
In war, there is always a room for humour, for simple moments of joy shared with your sworn brothers, and for saving little furry lives.
Our sworn sister Khrystyna ‘Kudriava’, an officer of the National Guard of Ukraine, told us three stories about the war – about borshch, almost like mother's, about a promise to a sworn brother, and about a cat wearing orders.
A story about green borshch
The settlement of Zaitseve. We went with the personnel to work with SPG. We found a house there, in the house we found a dog, which was left on guard, and in the basement we found[...]
19.07.2024