This timeline is created to tell people about Ukraine's heroic resistance against full-scale russian aggression. February 24, 2022 is the day it all began... Strap in
Olha Kriuchkovska
April 1, 2022
«Подивись» collage series
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Olha Kriuchkovska is from Kherson, Ukraine and works under the pseudonym Olson Olberburg. She studied at the Kherson National Technical University with a degree in graphic design, and a subsequent master's degree. In 2018/19 she worked as a teacher at a private children's art school, until finally launching her own studio in 2019. Olha is engaged in illustration but also loves painting and weaving tapestries. She is currently based in Sweden and is working on a project on the theme of war and nature.
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Mariana Mikitiuk
April 1, 2022
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Mariana Mikitiuk is an Illustrator from Kyiv, Ukraine working for corporate and private clients. She draws for packaging, books, ads and more.
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Alina Chernushenko
April 2, 2022
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Alina Chernushenko is a self-taught Ukrainian artist, based in Lviv. She was trying to find the right place for herself in this life but opened the magic of the art world instead. Art always was her biggest passion, but the most important thing for Alina was to make her art reflective, powerful, and eloquent. When the full-scale invasion started, she realized that the paintings were her weapon too. So, she decided to create illustrations to document the war crimes and terroristic actions of Russia and show the real side of the Ukrainian genocide through art.
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Olena Sheveka
April 2, 2022
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Olena Sheveka is an artist & children's book illustrator from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Olena graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute knowing with confidence what she wanted in life and followed her dream, but unfortunately, the most terrible event for Ukraine happened. Now she illustrates all the pain and anger that came with the invasion and ruined the plans of millions of Ukrainians.
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Lesia Pik
April 2, 2022
"They save us and we are trying to save them. Donate to Ukrainian army. Help your loved ones." - Lesia Pik, April 2022
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Lesia is an artist from Odesa, Ukraine. She started drawing 8 years ago after a bad leg injury put her previous career on hold. After leaving Odesa in April 2022, Lesia continues to paint and visualize Ukraine and the invasion. “Drawing for me is a hobby, a job, and a way to reflect. Every time another terrible event happens, I think to myself — again? How can this get any worse? And then I sit down and draw and cry... This is my way of surviving this grief because no one can be aloof. I believe in our Armed Forces, and our victory!”
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Natali Kozeko
April 3, 2022
The “Bucha massacre” was the killing and abuse of Ukrainian civilians by Russian Armed Forces during the fight for and occupation of the Ukrainian city of Bucha amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photographic and video evidence of the massacre emerged on 1 April 2022 after Russian forces withdrew from the city. According to local authorities, 458 bodies have been recovered from the town, including 9 children under the age of 18; among the victims, 419 people were killed by weapons and 39 appeared to have died of natural causes, possibly related to the occupation. Photos showed corpses of civilians, lined up with their hands bound behind their backs, shot at point-blank range, which ostensibly gave proof that summary executions had taken place. An inquiry by Radio Free Europe reported the use of a basement beneath a campground as a torture chamber. Many bodies were found mutilated and burnt, and girls as young as fourteen reported being raped by Russian soldiers. Ukraine has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate what happened in Bucha as part of its ongoing investigation of the invasion in order to determine whether a series of Russian war crimes or crimes against humanity were committed.
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Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Julia Zinchenko
April 3, 2022
In the photo, bullet marks is seen in a vehicle with the inscription 'deti' meaning 'children' in Russian, in the city center of Bucha. "April 3, 2022, has seen reports of egregious crimes being perpetrated in Irpin and Bucha, Ukraine. Among others, media outlets reported on images of Ukrainian civilians lying dead on the streets of Bucha. Anatoliy Fedoruk, the mayor of Bucha, reported close to 300 killed. Fifty-seven people are said to be buried in a mass grave in Bucha. Dr Wladimir Klitschko, former boxing champion and brother of Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, posted a video from Bucha stating that civilians “had been shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back. This is genocide of the Ukrainian population.” The video featured bodies lying on the street. These news come to light after Ukrainian forces retook the town of Bucha from Russian troops. While the Russian defense ministry denies that Russian forces killed civilians in Bucha, the reports have been verified by media outlets. Among others, Sky News has verified two videos showing bodies on the streets of Bucha." - Forbes, April 03, 2022
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Yulia Zinchenko is an illustrator from Kyiv. She draws both digitally and traditionally. When the full-scale war began, she started to paint on the subject of the war in Ukraine in order to convey the events and feelings to the world, and to keep Ukraine’s struggle at the forefront of world news. In the past, she loved to draw her dog the most. She would like to work on illustrations for books and is always open to interesting projects.
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Maria Skliarova
April 3, 2022
The “Bucha massacre” was the killing and abuse of Ukrainian civilians by Russian Armed Forces during the fight for and occupation of the Ukrainian city of Bucha amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photographic and video evidence of the massacre emerged on 1 April 2022 after Russian forces withdrew from the city. According to local authorities, 458 bodies have been recovered from the town, including 9 children under the age of 18; among the victims, 419 people were killed by weapons and 39 appeared to have died of natural causes, possibly related to the occupation. Photos showed corpses of civilians, lined up with their hands bound behind their backs, shot at point-blank range, which ostensibly gave proof that summary executions had taken place. An inquiry by Radio Free Europe reported the use of a basement beneath a campground as a torture chamber. Many bodies were found mutilated and burnt,and girls as young as fourteen reported being raped by Russian soldiers. Ukraine has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate what happened in Bucha as part of its ongoing investigation of the invasion in order to determine whether a series of Russian war crimes or crimes against humanity were committed.
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Maria Skliarova is a digital artist from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She studied physics before transitioning to professional illustration six years ago. Maria is passionate about illustrating articles, and dreams of illustrating novels one day. She now lives with her husband and gray cat in Poltava, Ukraine.
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Eugenia Goncharenko
April 5, 2022
More than 12 million people are believed to have fled their homes in Ukraine since the conflict began, according to the UN. Over 5.7 million have left for neighboring countries and another 6.5 million people are thought to be displaced inside the war-torn country itself.
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Eugenia Goncharenko is an artist from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, who paints with traditional materials such as watercolor, ink and pencils. She draws charming illustrations and writes warm fairy tales and wants to do it professionally in the future.
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Olena Sheveka
April 6, 2022
The Russian society is condemning Russian culture, language and national future for generations. A voluntary decent into historic hell, from which there is no going back. All under the flag of “love for the motherland”.
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Olena Sheveka is an artist & children's book illustrator from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Olena graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute knowing with confidence what she wanted in life and followed her dream, but unfortunately, the most terrible event for Ukraine happened. Now she illustrates all the pain and anger that came with the invasion and ruined the plans of millions of Ukrainians.
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Maria Skliarova
April 6, 2022
Accounts of sexual violence coming out of Ukraine in recent weeks have been grim. A woman raped repeatedly by a Russian soldier after her husband was killed outside Kyiv. A mother of four gang raped by Russian soldiers in Kherson. The body of a Ukrainian woman found dead — naked and branded with a swastika. A woman raped by a Russian commander on the day tanks entered the village of Kalyta. The number of reports that have emerged since the start of the war in late February suggests that rape in Ukraine at the hands of Russian soldiers may be widespread.
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Maria Skliarova is a digital artist from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She studied physics before transitioning to professional illustration six years ago. Maria is passionate about illustrating articles, and dreams of illustrating novels one day. She now lives with her husband and gray cat in Poltava, Ukraine.
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Lesia Pik
April 6, 2022
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Lesia is an artist from Odesa, Ukraine. She started drawing 8 years ago after a bad leg injury put her previous career on hold. After leaving Odesa in April 2022, Lesia continues to paint and visualize Ukraine and the invasion. “Drawing for me is a hobby, a job, and a way to reflect. Every time another terrible event happens, I think to myself — again? How can this get any worse? And then I sit down and draw and cry... This is my way of surviving this grief because no one can be aloof. I believe in our Armed Forces, and our victory!”
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Olena Sheveka
April 7, 2022
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Olena Sheveka is an artist & children's book illustrator from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Olena graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute knowing with confidence what she wanted in life and followed her dream, but unfortunately, the most terrible event for Ukraine happened. Now she illustrates all the pain and anger that came with the invasion and ruined the plans of millions of Ukrainians.
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Vira Palanska
April 8, 2022
On 8 April 2022, a Russian missile strike hit the railway station of the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 60 civilians (including seven children) and wounded more than 110. Russian authorities denied responsibility and blamed the attack on Ukraine.
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Renata Mushat
April 8, 2022
Maria Zakharova, the Russian MFA, considers Ukrainian borscht to be an example of xenophobia, Nazism, and extremism. “They wanted borscht to belong to one nation so that the housewives could not prepare it in their own way,” Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said during the official press conference. "It’s all connected with ethnicity and culture in the first place. Even cookbooks were banned. Why? Because they couldn't share borscht. No, they couldn’t. It had to belong only to one country. Only the chosen people, the one nationality."
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Renata is a graphic designer from Odessa. She was trained in drawing and decorating from a young age. Currently engaged in design development for Ukrainian companies. She believes in the victory of Ukraine over Russian fascism.
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Irina Zarubina
April 8, 2022
On 8 April 2022, a Russian missile strike hit the railway station of the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 60 civilians (including seven children) and wounded more than 110. Russian authorities denied responsibility and blamed the attack on Ukraine.
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Irina Zarubina is an illustrator who was forced to leave her native Kharkiv Ukraine at the beginning of the war moving to another safer city. She illustrated children's magazines and books now she mainly works with illustrations for websites, articles, and clothes.
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Alina Chernushenko
April 8, 2022
On 8 April 2022, a Russian missile strike hit the railway station of the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 60 civilians (including seven children) and wounded more than 110. Russian authorities denied responsibility and blamed the attack on Ukraine. "This bloodstained toy will become a symbol of the war and the despicable war crimes committed by the russian troops. I will never look at my children’s toys the same since seeing this image" - Alina Chernushenko, April 2022
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Alina Chernushenko is a self-taught Ukrainian artist, based in Lviv. She was trying to find the right place for herself in this life but opened the magic of the art world instead. Art always was her biggest passion, but the most important thing for Alina was to make her art reflective, powerful, and eloquent. When the full-scale invasion started, she realized that the paintings were her weapon too. So, she decided to create illustrations to document the war crimes and terroristic actions of Russia and show the real side of the Ukrainian genocide through art.
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Daria Lucyshyna
April 8, 2022
On 8 April 2022, a Russian rocket labeled with a “For The Children” inscription hit the train station in Kramatorsk, killing at least 7 Ukrainian children who were waiting to be evacuated with their parents. The strike killed 60 civilians and wounded more than 110. Russian authorities denied responsibility and blamed the attack on Ukraine.
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Daria Lutsyshyna is an artist born in Dnipro, living and working in Kyiv, Ukraine. Daria creates illustrations, posters, and graphic design. During the full-scale Russian invasion, she focused on illustrating war-related texts, news, her own experience of war, and reflections on its nature and consequences. She believes art is not "outside of politics" and artists and their work matter and can make a difference.
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Natali Kozeko
April 9, 2022
A kitchen cabinet in an apartment in Borodyanka, Kyiv has remained mounted on a wall in a home in Ukraine, despite the entire room being destroyed. The picture was widely shared on social media and became a symbol of resilience. The apartment was hit by Russian shelling, destroying the majority of the room and adjacent rooms, Twitter users were quick to share the image and proudly proclaimed that, like the cabinet, Ukraine still remained standing despite the efforts of the Russian military.
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Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Alina Chernushenko
April 9, 2022
Artist
Alina Chernushenko is a self-taught Ukrainian artist, based in Lviv. She was trying to find the right place for herself in this life but opened the magic of the art world instead. Art always was her biggest passion, but the most important thing for Alina was to make her art reflective, powerful, and eloquent. When the full-scale invasion started, she realized that the paintings were her weapon too. So, she decided to create illustrations to document the war crimes and terroristic actions of Russia and show the real side of the Ukrainian genocide through art.
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Maria Mikhieieva
April 10, 2022
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Maria Mikhieieva is an illustrator from Kriviy Rig, based in Kyiv. Maria graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University during the beginning of the war. Currently, she creates book illustrations and art-therapy sessions because she knows the healing power of art.
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Volodymir Valiiev
April 10, 2022
Igor Dashko was a lieutenant colonel of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. He detonated a radio station in Mariupol while he was still inside so that russians would not get it. Igor's last words on the radio were "Glory to Ukraine!". He was 44 years old.
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Lesia Pik
April 11, 2022
In memory of the victims of Borodyanka, Irpin, Hostomel, Bucha... and hundreds of other towns occupied by the invaders.
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Lesia is an artist from Odesa, Ukraine. She started drawing 8 years ago after a bad leg injury put her previous career on hold. After leaving Odesa in April 2022, Lesia continues to paint and visualize Ukraine and the invasion. “Drawing for me is a hobby, a job, and a way to reflect. Every time another terrible event happens, I think to myself — again? How can this get any worse? And then I sit down and draw and cry... This is my way of surviving this grief because no one can be aloof. I believe in our Armed Forces, and our victory!”
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Olena Sheveka
April 11, 2022
"Where have you been for eight years?" is a phrase used by the Russian pro-war propaganda to justify the invasion of Ukraine by pointing out that the War has been ongoing since the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. According to social anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova, this argument is so common in Russian culture because it is much easier to point out the actions of an enemy instead of one's own actions, denying any form of guilt. It is also part of "whataboutism", which was a common tactic in Soviet propaganda.
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Olena Sheveka is an artist & children's book illustrator from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Olena graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute knowing with confidence what she wanted in life and followed her dream, but unfortunately, the most terrible event for Ukraine happened. Now she illustrates all the pain and anger that came with the invasion and ruined the plans of millions of Ukrainians.
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Natali Kozeko
April 12, 2022
Mariupol was besieged by Russian and pro-Russian proxy forces and largely destroyed in 2022, for which it received the title of Hero City of Ukraine. On 16 May 2022, the last remaining Ukrainian troops in Azovstal Steel Plant surrendered as Russia secured complete control over the city. Prior to the invasion and its capture by Russia, Mariupol was the tenth-largest city in Ukraine and the second-largest in Donetsk Oblast, with an estimated population of 431,859, according to a 2021 census. Following its capture, the population is now, according to Ukrainian authorities, estimated to be less than 100,000. President of Mariupol Television, volunteer and civil activist Mykola Osychenko said to Dnipro TV that, according to the insider information, 87,000 deaths have been currently documented in morgues in Mariupol, but these numbers are far from final.
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Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Natali Kozeko
April 12, 2022
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Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Vira Palanska
April 13, 2022
"My name is Vira, I'm 24 and I'm an illustrator-designer from Ukraine. On February 24th my life changed. In the morning I was sitting in my cozy apartment in Kyiv and I could never imagine that my life could take such a drastic turn. Everything was followed by sleepless nights in the subway station, panic, fear. Then we left for western Ukraine in search of safety, but despite the fact that there was no shooting there, peace did not come. Why? Because in this war, you are no longer an individual, you no longer think only of yourself. You begin to think as part of something big and incredibly strong. You become a part of a great nation, and you are ready to share the fate of your people, even the most terrible one. And this happens to everyone. The country has rallied and I believe that this is the very superpower that will defeat the evil that has come to our land. I am proud of my country" - Vira Palanska, April 2022
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Maria Mikhieieva
April 13, 2022
Мемчики з Медведчуком це, звісно, круто, але наші рятувальники @dsns_ukraine ще крутіші ☺️ Тож не забувайте підтримувати їх та знайдених тварин, які втратили свої домівки також 🐾
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Maria Mikhieieva is an illustrator from Kriviy Rig, based in Kyiv. Maria graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University during the beginning of the war. Currently, she creates book illustrations and art-therapy sessions because she knows the healing power of art.
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Lesia Pik
April 13, 2022
"I live in Odessa by the sea, but now we are in a state of war, so this is unfortunately a common picture. You can't go to the beach, because it's mined" - Lesia Pik, April 2022
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Lesia is an artist from Odesa, Ukraine. She started drawing 8 years ago after a bad leg injury put her previous career on hold. After leaving Odesa in April 2022, Lesia continues to paint and visualize Ukraine and the invasion. “Drawing for me is a hobby, a job, and a way to reflect. Every time another terrible event happens, I think to myself — again? How can this get any worse? And then I sit down and draw and cry... This is my way of surviving this grief because no one can be aloof. I believe in our Armed Forces, and our victory!”
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Maria Skliarova
April 15, 2022
Artist
Maria Skliarova is a digital artist from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She studied physics before transitioning to professional illustration six years ago. Maria is passionate about illustrating articles, and dreams of illustrating novels one day. She now lives with her husband and gray cat in Poltava, Ukraine.
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Irina Zarubina
April 15, 2022
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Irina Zarubina is an illustrator who was forced to leave her native Kharkiv Ukraine at the beginning of the war moving to another safer city. She illustrated children's magazines and books now she mainly works with illustrations for websites, articles, and clothes.
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Olha Kriuchkovska
April 16, 2022
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Olha Kriuchkovska is from Kherson, Ukraine and works under the pseudonym Olson Olberburg. She studied at the Kherson National Technical University with a degree in graphic design, and a subsequent master's degree. In 2018/19 she worked as a teacher at a private children's art school, until finally launching her own studio in 2019. Olha is engaged in illustration but also loves painting and weaving tapestries. She is currently based in Sweden and is working on a project on the theme of war and nature.
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Olena Sheveka
April 16, 2022
Patron is a minesweeping Jack Russell hard at work helping to remove explosive devices left behind by Russian troops. Patron is working in the Chernihiv region, north of Kyiv, and has so far helped to remove hundreds of devices.
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Olena Sheveka is an artist & children's book illustrator from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Olena graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute knowing with confidence what she wanted in life and followed her dream, but unfortunately, the most terrible event for Ukraine happened. Now she illustrates all the pain and anger that came with the invasion and ruined the plans of millions of Ukrainians.
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Lesia Pik
April 17, 2022
77 years old Praskovia, injured during shelling is evacuated by a medical train to western Ukraine.
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Lesia is an artist from Odesa, Ukraine. She started drawing 8 years ago after a bad leg injury put her previous career on hold. After leaving Odesa in April 2022, Lesia continues to paint and visualize Ukraine and the invasion. “Drawing for me is a hobby, a job, and a way to reflect. Every time another terrible event happens, I think to myself — again? How can this get any worse? And then I sit down and draw and cry... This is my way of surviving this grief because no one can be aloof. I believe in our Armed Forces, and our victory!”
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Volodymir Valiiev
April 17, 2022
"Russian oil and gas equals blood, stop funding the Russian killing machine" - Volodymir Valiiev, April 2022
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Renata Mushat
April 18, 2022
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Renata is a graphic designer from Odessa. She was trained in drawing and decorating from a young age. Currently engaged in design development for Ukrainian companies. She believes in the victory of Ukraine over Russian fascism.
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Alexey Shapoval
April 18, 2022
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Irina Zarubina
April 18, 2022
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Irina Zarubina is an illustrator who was forced to leave her native Kharkiv Ukraine at the beginning of the war moving to another safer city. She illustrated children's magazines and books now she mainly works with illustrations for websites, articles, and clothes.
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Natali Kozeko
April 18, 2022
On photo: crosses, flowers, and photographs mark the graves of victims of Irpin and Bucha at the cemetery of Irpin, Ukraine. "I used to be scared to watch movies that had scenes of violence, abuse, rape… I would always close my eyes and then ask what happened. Since the beginning of the war, I never look away, and I look without fear - I don’t want to forget a single face who’s life was denied." - Natali Kozenko, April 2022
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Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Olha Kriuchkovska
April 18, 2022
Artist
Olha Kriuchkovska is from Kherson, Ukraine and works under the pseudonym Olson Olberburg. She studied at the Kherson National Technical University with a degree in graphic design, and a subsequent master's degree. In 2018/19 she worked as a teacher at a private children's art school, until finally launching her own studio in 2019. Olha is engaged in illustration but also loves painting and weaving tapestries. She is currently based in Sweden and is working on a project on the theme of war and nature.
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Olena Sheveka
April 19, 2022
Cat sitting in the rubble of a bombed out apartment building in Mykolayiv, Ukraine
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Olena Sheveka is an artist & children's book illustrator from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Olena graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute knowing with confidence what she wanted in life and followed her dream, but unfortunately, the most terrible event for Ukraine happened. Now she illustrates all the pain and anger that came with the invasion and ruined the plans of millions of Ukrainians.
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Irina Zarubina
April 19, 2022
Artist
Irina Zarubina is an illustrator who was forced to leave her native Kharkiv Ukraine at the beginning of the war moving to another safer city. She illustrated children's magazines and books now she mainly works with illustrations for websites, articles, and clothes.
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Volodymir Valiiev
April 20, 2022
A graffiti left by Russian soldiers in Bucha, Ukraine. After spending a month in Poltava, in eastern Ukraine, Rustem returned home to Bucha following the Russian retreat. At the entrance to his house, the cat, Snowball, was waiting for him. Inside, there were empty bottles of wine, abandoned soldiers' boots, and graffiti in his son's room that read: "It was orders” -- followed by a misspelled English-language “Sorri."
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Alina Chernushenko
April 20, 2022
"There is no more Mariupol. I remember the first week of this war, when the city was bombed relentlessly. A lot of people were talking about how it could be wiped off the map like Aleppo in Syria. But nobody believed in this, because it felt like absolute nonsense. Now we live in this nightmarish reality. But we still have our desire to live, to be free and to exist as a Ukrainian nation. So our enemy didn’t get even the ground, on which Mariupol was built. Nothing." - Alina Chernushenko, April 2022
Artist
Alina Chernushenko is a self-taught Ukrainian artist, based in Lviv. She was trying to find the right place for herself in this life but opened the magic of the art world instead. Art always was her biggest passion, but the most important thing for Alina was to make her art reflective, powerful, and eloquent. When the full-scale invasion started, she realized that the paintings were her weapon too. So, she decided to create illustrations to document the war crimes and terroristic actions of Russia and show the real side of the Ukrainian genocide through art.
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Viktoria Berezina
April 21, 2022
"The beginning of April turned the world of every person upside down after they saw what happened in Bucha and other cities of the Kyiv region. A genocide of the Ukrainian people. These images cannot be erased from memory, they are written in blood on the pages of our history. I never I will forget thousands of bodies in black bags. Eternal memory to all the victims of Ukraine. We will never forgive!" - Viktoria Berezina, April 2022
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Victoria is an exhibiting artist and designer from Kherson, Ukraine. She works in different styles, including digital and hand-crafted collages.
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Natali Kozeko
April 21, 2022
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Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Anastasiia Ole
April 21, 2022
"We shall overcome"
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Anastasiia Ole is an illustrator from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She loves creating unique, bright characters and their worlds. She devotes most of her time to painting and has always dreamt of drawing illustrations for board games.
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Liliya Galayda
April 21, 2022
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Liliya Galayda is an animator and motion designer from Kyiv who works at a children's TV channel where she makes cartoons. Drawing has always been part of her life and the brazen invasion of Ukraine made her want to weaponize her talent and join the Ukrainian voices that spoke the truth about Russia’s crimes. Liliya firmly believes in victory, rightness, and the power of truth.
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Lesia Pik
April 22, 2022
Tens of thousands of people died in Mariupol. Survivors write messages on sheets of paper and glue them to poles. They hope to find their missing loved ones. This is one such letter: "[name unclear] Mom, Grandma, Daughter, if you can read this, come, I don't know where you are, and what happened to you, I love you, kissing you, I'm at grandma's, Mom."
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Lesia is an artist from Odesa, Ukraine. She started drawing 8 years ago after a bad leg injury put her previous career on hold. After leaving Odesa in April 2022, Lesia continues to paint and visualize Ukraine and the invasion. “Drawing for me is a hobby, a job, and a way to reflect. Every time another terrible event happens, I think to myself — again? How can this get any worse? And then I sit down and draw and cry... This is my way of surviving this grief because no one can be aloof. I believe in our Armed Forces, and our victory!”
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Peter Mazur
April 23, 2022
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Peter Mazur is a 3d digital artist from Kiev, Ukraine. Pete started as a commercial designer, but gradually moved into the field of art and author's illustration. In his works he was inspired by nature and organic forms. He is now base in Kiev
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Natali Kozeko
April 23, 2022
Artist
Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Maria Skliarova
April 24, 2022
"To be Ukrainian, to be a woman, to be strong, creative, independent, to be free and fair. To be." - Maria Skliarova, April 2022
Artist
Maria Skliarova is a digital artist from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She studied physics before transitioning to professional illustration six years ago. Maria is passionate about illustrating articles, and dreams of illustrating novels one day. She now lives with her husband and gray cat in Poltava, Ukraine.
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Alina Chernushenko
April 25, 2022
"Evil reaches for us, but it can’t stop the birth of our world" - Alina Chernushenko, April 2022
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Alina Chernushenko is a self-taught Ukrainian artist, based in Lviv. She was trying to find the right place for herself in this life but opened the magic of the art world instead. Art always was her biggest passion, but the most important thing for Alina was to make her art reflective, powerful, and eloquent. When the full-scale invasion started, she realized that the paintings were her weapon too. So, she decided to create illustrations to document the war crimes and terroristic actions of Russia and show the real side of the Ukrainian genocide through art.
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Irina Zarubina
April 26, 2022
"For some reason I really miss my ficus. Over time, the image of the house becomes gentle and transparent, and I imagine that the house floats in the middle of nowhere. And my ficus stands, dry and dead with fallen leaves. It is very, very stupid to miss the fucking ficus." - Irina Zarubina, April 2022
Artist
Irina Zarubina is an illustrator who was forced to leave her native Kharkiv Ukraine at the beginning of the war moving to another safer city. She illustrated children's magazines and books now she mainly works with illustrations for websites, articles, and clothes.
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Volodymir Valiiev
April 26, 2022
The symbol of the steadfastness - a Ukrainian kitchen cabinet with a ceramic rooster from the liberated Borodyanka - has now become a museum exhibit. With the permission of the owner the cabinet was carefully dismantled to preserve every detail, up to the screws on which the cabinet was attached to the wall. It will be housed in the Ukrainian National Museum.
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Olena Sheveka
April 27, 2022
A deadly trap to returning home owners - an F-1 hand granade hidden by russian troops inside a kitchen cabinet.
Artist
Olena Sheveka is an artist & children's book illustrator from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Olena graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute knowing with confidence what she wanted in life and followed her dream, but unfortunately, the most terrible event for Ukraine happened. Now she illustrates all the pain and anger that came with the invasion and ruined the plans of millions of Ukrainians.
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Lesia Pik
April 27, 2022
"I painted this work before Easter right before my departure from my homeland" - Lesia Pik, April 2022
Artist
Lesia is an artist from Odesa, Ukraine. She started drawing 8 years ago after a bad leg injury put her previous career on hold. After leaving Odesa in April 2022, Lesia continues to paint and visualize Ukraine and the invasion. “Drawing for me is a hobby, a job, and a way to reflect. Every time another terrible event happens, I think to myself — again? How can this get any worse? And then I sit down and draw and cry... This is my way of surviving this grief because no one can be aloof. I believe in our Armed Forces, and our victory!”
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Irina Zarubina
April 28, 2022
Nearly every building on the sprawling Azovstal steel plant, the last Ukrainian holdout in Mariupol, has been destroyed. Ukrainian forces have taken refuge in the deep basements at the steel plant. The Azovstal plant became one of the most emblematic points of the Siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion. The Battle of Azovstal occurred on the site, resulting in a conditional surrender by the Ukrainian defenders after over a month of resistance. "The soul of the resistance of Mariupol, and all of us, is at the Azovstal plant." - Irina Zarubina, April 2022
Artist
Irina Zarubina is an illustrator who was forced to leave her native Kharkiv Ukraine at the beginning of the war moving to another safer city. She illustrated children's magazines and books now she mainly works with illustrations for websites, articles, and clothes.
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Julia Zinchenko
April 28, 2022
Artist
Yulia Zinchenko is an illustrator from Kyiv. She draws both digitally and traditionally. When the full-scale war began, she started to paint on the subject of the war in Ukraine in order to convey the events and feelings to the world, and to keep Ukraine’s struggle at the forefront of world news. In the past, she loved to draw her dog the most. She would like to work on illustrations for books and is always open to interesting projects.
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Little Hobbit
April 28, 2022
A personal series of fantasy inspired illustrations by Lisa.
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Lisa is a Ukrainian artist from Kyiv. Drawing has always been and is an important part of her life. “I am very glad that I can convey my emotions and feelings in this way.”
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Natali Kozeko
April 29, 2022
"On the way back home to Kyiv all the road signs are riddled with bullets." - Natali Kozeko, April 2022
Artist
Natalie Kozeko is a Ukrainian illustrator from Kyiv. She is working on the production of a multi-part children's animated series about bunnies, which is streamed in more than 60 countries around the world. In her spare time, she does fencing. She and her husband have three cats which they adopted from an animal shelter.
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Russia still represents a clear and present danger to all democracies and peace-loving countries in the world. It wages war by bombing hospitals, homes and schools.
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