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Bucha and Irpin: stories from hell near Kyiv

The Kyiv region took the blow from Russia on February 24, 2022. Ukraine resisted the Russian army in the western suburbs of Kyiv - in Irpin, Bucha, Hostomyl. After the defeat of the Russian invaders and the withdrawal of enemy troops from the territory of the occupied places, the terrible truth was revealed about what atrocities the occupiers committed with the civilian population in this territory. The Museum "Civilian Voices" has collected unique first-hand stories into a collection.

My children were lying on the asphalt road. They were dead…
06.04.2022
Serhiy Perebyinis
"My children were lying on the asphalt road. They were dead…"
Oleksander Krolikowski: “Inside the refrigerator truck, we had to walk over human bodies. And we apologized to the dead for this”
13.06.2022
Оlexander Krolikowski
Oleksander Krolikowski: “Inside the refrigerator truck, we had to walk over human bodies. And we apologized to the dead for this”
I won’t forgive them for my praying mother sitting on an apple cart!
11.04.2022
Sergey Sotnichenko
"I won’t forgive them for my praying mother sitting on an apple cart!"
The daughter of a woman with red nail varnish killed in Bucha. “Her last words were: “Mum loves you”
19.05.2022
Olga Shchiruk
The daughter of a woman with red nail varnish killed in Bucha. “Her last words were: “Mum loves you”
War diary from Bucha “The Chronicle of Three Windows”
07.10.2022
Oleksiy Tarasevich
War diary from Bucha “The Chronicle of Three Windows”
“In Bucha, our film crew found the corpses of locals who had been lying there for several weeks”
13.06.2022
Vitaliy Lytvyn
“In Bucha, our film crew found the corpses of locals who had been lying there for several weeks”
Athlete Iryna Sitnikova: I had to teach myself not to cry during the performance
27.05.2022
Irina Sitnikova
Athlete Iryna Sitnikova: "I had to teach myself not to cry during the performance"
The worst thing all these days was waiting for death, understanding of its inevitability
08.04.2022
Yevgeniya Bobrik
"The worst thing all these days was waiting for death, understanding of its inevitability"
He was given 20 minutes to piece together the body of his friend and bury him
11.05.2022
Alexey Prshemisky
"He was given 20 minutes to piece together the body of his friend and bury him"
“For some reason, the sniper decided to shoot particularly at my mother. The bullet hit right in her forehead...”
13.05.2022
Tatyana Sichkar
“For some reason, the sniper decided to shoot particularly at my mother. The bullet hit right in her forehead...”
In Bucha, we wrapped ourselves in all white and shouted for them not to kill us
13.05.2022
Dmitry Mukhin
"In Bucha, we wrapped ourselves in all white and shouted for them not to kill us"
“Mum, they shot us and killed our dad...”
14.05.2022
Alla Nechiporenko
“Mum, they shot us and killed our dad...”
Now I understand that it is very important to be able to see your nearest and dearest
13.06.2022
Anastasiia Yalanska
"Now I understand that it is very important to be able to see your nearest and dearest"
I have never seen anything like this in my life, and I wish nobody experienced it
13.06.2022
Zoreslav Zamoyskyi
"I have never seen anything like this in my life, and I wish nobody experienced it "
Olha, don’t you know your mother? I can move mountains
13.06.2022
Iryna Filkina
"Olha, don’t you know your mother? I can move mountains"
One day, Maryna fell asleep and didn’t wake up anymore
14.06.2022
Maryna Naumets
"One day, Maryna fell asleep and didn’t wake up anymore "
“The bodies in Bucha were lying on the roadsides”
01.07.2022
Ihor Sereda
“The bodies in Bucha were lying on the roadsides”
She could get anything; she was bringing the aid to the places nobody went to
14.06.2022
Zhanna Kamienieva
"She could get anything; she was bringing the aid to the places nobody went to "
Most fingernails were gone
16.06.2022
Karina Yershova
"Most fingernails were gone "
The bodies of the men lay on the road for almost a month
17.07.2022
Vitaly Vinogradov
"The bodies of the men lay on the road for almost a month"
He was killed in his own house
20.07.2022
Oleksandr Kysliuk
"He was killed in his own house"
On March 9 or 10, 2022, Denys disappeared
24.07.2022
Denis Butenko
"On March 9 or 10, 2022, Denys disappeared"
The body of Oleksandr Ivanovych was found by his relatives
24.07.2022
Oleksandr Kryvenko
"The body of Oleksandr Ivanovych was found by his relatives "
I don’t know how to live on without you
30.07.2022
Vasyl Maznichenko
"I don’t know how to live on without you"
A pram and the bodies of children wrapped in sheets are being carried on it
23.06.2022
Elena Yarmolenko
"A pram and the bodies of children wrapped in sheets are being carried on it"
When we got to the Ukrainian checkpoint, all the passengers on the bus were crying
11.07.2022
Valery Malyshevsky
"When we got to the Ukrainian checkpoint, all the passengers on the bus were crying"
«They placed women and children on top of military vehicles and used them as human shield»
05.08.2022
Alina Stepaniuk
«They placed women and children on top of military vehicles and used them as human shield»
I hope for the best – I want to raise my grandchildren
21.01.2021
Zinaida Lestnikova
"I hope for the best – I want to raise my grandchildren"
It didnt get here. It means that we can live a little until the next attack happens
13.01.2021
Iryna and Ivan Sarbash
"It didn't get here. It means that we can live a little until the next attack happens"
It wont be any better now. Only worse
27.11.2020
Dmytro Anatoliiovych and Mariia Vasylivna Lednovs
"It won't be any better now. Only worse"
I pray God about one thing: to have enough strength to raise my grandchildren
10.08.2020
Zinaida Lestnikova
"I pray God about one thing: to have enough strength to raise my grandchildren"
Mum, what do these tanks want from us?
25.03.2022
Oksana Tunic
"Mum, what do these tanks want from us?"
The most difficult part is to find a pet. They hid inside the walls and even in the ceiling
15.06.2022
Alexey Surovtsev
"The most difficult part is to find a pet. They hid inside the walls and even in the ceiling"
The child died at once, but the woman was still alive. Then the suitcase caught fire and they burned down
15.06.2022
Roman Mohylanets
"The child died at once, but the woman was still alive. Then the suitcase caught fire and they burned down"
The coach was shot dead right there… in our dear boxing room
16.06.2022
Oleksiy Dzhunkivskyi
"The coach was shot dead right there… in our dear boxing room "
All the dogs in this photo now live abroad!
23.06.2022
Anastasiya Tikhaya
"All the dogs in this photo now live abroad!"
“There were a lot of deaths that day. I buried my friend in the school yard”
24.06.2022
Yuriy Prokhorenko
“There were a lot of deaths that day. I buried my friend in the school yard”
Saving our birds was just a real feat
23.08.2022
Natalia Ivanova
"Saving our birds was just a real feat"
Мy parents were ruthlessly killed by Russian scoundrels
20.07.2022
Nadiya and Volodymyr Cherednichenko
"Мy parents were ruthlessly killed by Russian scoundrels"
He suffered a gunshot wound to the head
24.07.2022
Brent Reno
"He suffered a gunshot wound to the head"
When the war broke out, Oleksandr volunteered
24.07.2022
Oleksandr Ivashchyk
"When the war broke out, Oleksandr volunteered"
We can never be prepared to lose our near and dear
24.07.2022
Mykola Talalaiev
"We can never be prepared to lose our near and dear"
Larysa Osypova was buried together with her husband
24.07.2022
Larysa Osipova
"Larysa Osypova was buried together with her husband"
An enemy’s grenade cut Serhiy’s life short
24.07.2022
Serhiy Taistruk
"An enemy’s grenade cut Serhiy’s life short"
You died while helping people
24.07.2022
Arkadiy Yasynskyi
"You died while helping people"
There are enemy rascals in our village. Be careful
16.06.2022
Olha Sukhenko
"There are enemy rascals in our village. Be careful"
My friend is photographing her neighbors house on fire in Bucha right after the shelling
02.05.2023
"My friend is photographing her neighbor's house on fire in Bucha right after the shelling"
My friend returned to Bucha and found his house almost destroyed
02.05.2023
"My friend returned to Bucha and found his house almost destroyed"
Our entire park zone is covered in huge black holes - traces of the bombing
10.05.2023
"Our entire park zone is covered in huge black holes - traces of the bombing"
Irpin and Bucha, small green peaceful cities, now everything is destroyed there
10.05.2023
"Irpin and Bucha, small green peaceful cities, now everything is destroyed there"
She came out of the basement, where lived for more than a month with her five cats and an old dog
05.05.2023
"She came out of the basement, where lived for more than a month with her five cats and an old dog"
A month in the basement under shelling undermined her health, but did not deprive her of optimism
05.05.2023
"A month in the basement under shelling undermined her health, but did not deprive her of optimism"
She found her home completely defeated by marauders
05.05.2023
"She found her home completely defeated by marauders"
They were vilely shot by ruscіsts
18.04.2023
"They were vilely shot by ruscіsts"
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