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We invite women who suffered from the war to the course "Technology of sewing clothes".
Who can participate?
Women and girls affected by war (internally displaced women, women living near the front line, families of military personnel, female veterans, etc.).
Requirements for students of the course
To be able to attend all classes and do homework. There will also be an opportunity to join the course online (stream from the workshop).
What's in the program?
12 classes on the theory and practice of sewing technology, sewing the finished[...]
27.06.2023
Friends, we invite you to a stand-up evening as part of the charity exhibition "Flowers of War" by Eduard Kryzhanivskyi.
Come to the "Peremoga" space on June 30 to have a whale of time and at the same time support our military. We continue to collect 1 million hryvnias for the VETERANS movement, which will be used to purchase 2 cars and 300 turnstiles for paramedics.
As part of the evening, you will be able to see a performance by the residents of Underground Standup — Serhiy Chirkov and Dmytro Bilous, as well as Maryna Fishchuk and the comedy debut of Roman Goncharov.
So we meet,[...]
26.06.2023
Friends, today we are opening the sale of "Kolos" brooches from the charity collection "Fire of Liberty" from the designers of the "Veteranka" shop Yulia "Kuba" Sidorova and Stanislav Bitus.
Kuba and Stas created the world's first label from the Ukrainian military - Cubitus Dei - and presented their first exclusive collection, which they worked on together with volunteer designers of our workshop, at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Paris.
The cost of the brooch is UAH 2,000.
To order, write to Instagram.
All funds from the sale will be directed to the rehabilitation of[...]
22.06.2023
Throughout Ukraine, as a result of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, thousands of people, both civilians and military, are considered missing.
Anna Demydenko, representative of the Women's Veterans Movement and our partners LEGAL HUNDRED, gave a speech yesterday in The Hague as part of the panel discussion "Profiles of the missing: Voices of the Ukrainian families of the missing", organized by the International Commission on Missing Persons - ICMP , with the aim of focusing on the experience of the families of the missing in the context of the war in Ukraine.
During[...]
21.06.2023
If you were to search on Google for something like "military and alcohol" or "drugs and servicemen," you would quickly find articles about the law that strengthens the personal responsibility of servicemen or a multitude of information about the convictions of soldiers for cases of distribution, possession, and misuse of narcotics or alcoholic beverages.
The issue of alcoholism and drug addiction in the army has been highlighted in the media numerous times, discussed in the command of all branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, outlined in the orders of unit[...]
18.06.2023
From June 22nd to July 8th, VETERANKA, with the support of the Peremoga business space, invites you to a unique charity exhibition called "Flowers of War."
The series of works is by Ukrainian documentary photographer Eduard Kryzhanivsky, created with the help of Ukrainian Witness during a work trip to the Bakhmut direction.
The photographer managed to capture the active work of Ukrainian artillerymen from the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Tryasila. These works impress with their unique vision, which evokes associations with the side of the war that reflects[...]
17.06.2023
On how to gain authority in the army, not to go crazy from the most terrifying job, on motivation and inspiration, as well as plans after victory, - read in the interview below.
On motivation
I couldn’t not go to war, physically and morally. I completed the tactical medicine instructor course in 2015. But after that, I lived a civilian life for a while. I believe a person shouldn’t go to war to gain something. War gives nothing. The people who go to war because they cannot help but do so, have the best motivation, those are the “right kind” of military, let's say so.
On life[...]
05.06.2023
Death in war causes anger, sadness, emptiness, guilt, resentment, fear, shame, irritation, disappointment, or a combination of these feelings. It’s important to understand: every emotion is normal in such a difficult situation.
Joining forces with the defenders of Ukraine during a full-scale invasion does not always mean dying, but is often associated with war and death in the minds of the majority of civilians.
Death in war is different from the natural end of life (from old age or long illness).
The death of the soldiers cannot be explained by anything, it cannot be justified,[...]
21.05.2023
From volunteering to aerial reconnaissance: about the path of a volunteer from the Euromaidan(the uprising against pro-russian government in Ukraine 2013-2014, - editors’ note), sexism, ageism and "soviet union thinking" in the army, about building relationships in a male team and mastering a drone with the help of YouTube, - read all about it in our interview.
How and when did you join the army for the first time?
I joined the army for the first time as a volunteer in January 2015. At the moment, the Vinnytsia battalion "Horyn" was stationed at the Kramatorsk airfield, and I went[...]
18.05.2023
At the age of twenty, in 2014, Anna volunteered for the evacuation crew of the 25th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kyivska Rus", all while pursuing her studies. Engaging in water purification and scientific endeavors, by the age of twenty-eight, she officially joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a junior sergeant and paramedic, Anna Kuzminchuk shares her insights on the feminine side of tactical medicine, legalization, preparing for service, and sisterhood.
How did you end up in the military and what position did you hold compared to what you actually did in the[...]
11.05.2023