Four Years of Resilience

For four years, Ukraine has demonstrated incredible resilience in the face of the full-scale war, and for twelve years, it has withstood Russian aggression. Every day is a story of struggle, fortitude, and an unbreakable spirit. During this time, millions of Ukrainians have endured losses, destroyed homes, and changes that have split their lives into “before” and “after.”

From the very first day of the war, the Museum of Civilian Voices by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation has been collecting the stories of Ukrainians affected by the war. The special collection, Four Years of Resilience, features people who continue to fight and inspire with their courage.

These are the stories of those recovering from injuries, overcoming fears and hardships; of those who refuse to lose faith even in the darkest moments. They have become part of the collection of the Museum of Civilian Voices by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation so that future generations will remember the strength and bravery of Ukrainians.

Every story is proof that resilience lives in the hearts of Ukrainians, inspiring the entire country to believe in a bright future.

“Alexandra is an inspiration to all the girls, she proved that nothing is impossible”
14.09.2023
Mariya
“Alexandra is an inspiration to all the girls, she proved that nothing is impossible”
“In the Polissia hut estate, we revive traditions, rehabilitate and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine”
01.07.2025
Inna Velichko
“In the Polissia hut estate, we revive traditions, rehabilitate and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine”
“There was a direct hit to our house, my children and I were in another room”
29.09.2025
Tetyana Chishko
“There was a direct hit to our house, my children and I were in another room”
My first symbolic run on prosthetics was 75 meters.  After that came the marathons in Tokyo and Boston
25.11.2025
Yana Stepanenko
"My first symbolic run on prosthetics was 75 meters.  After that came the marathons in Tokyo and Boston"
“My mom grabbed a jar of tomatoes and threw it at a drone”
04.06.2025
Anna Ukraintseva
“My mom grabbed a jar of tomatoes and threw it at a drone”
His comrades say that in captivity my son was given the call sign Pospitivchyk
24.10.2025
Larisa
"His comrades say that in captivity my son was given the call sign Pospitivchyk"
My mother left with all her seeds. She made me put soil in the apartment, for seedlings. And after the de-occupation, she planted tomatoes in Makariv
03.06.2025
Olga Tkachenko
"My mother left with all her seeds. She made me put soil in the apartment, for seedlings. And after the de-occupation, she planted tomatoes in Makariv"
In the battles for Chernihiv, our small village of Lukashivka played a decisive role
03.06.2024
Hryhoriy Tkachenko
"In the battles for Chernihiv, our small village of Lukashivka played a decisive role"
The museum has survived and our country will survive - we will not let them overcome us...
16.11.2023
Kateryna Kulay
"The museum has survived and our country will survive - we will not let them overcome us..."
We have preserved our national identity, and that means we cannot be subdued
02.09.2025
Ruslana Demchuk
"We have preserved our national identity, and that means we cannot be subdued"
It was a birthday dress: my daughter tried it on in the basement...
25.08.2022
Наnna
"It was a birthday dress: my daughter tried it on in the basement..."
When in captivity, I was just being killed. I was mixed with the ground…
17.05.2022
Oleg
"When in captivity, I was just being killed. I was mixed with the ground…"
Ukrainians are like a door-weed: you cant break it, but if you cut it off, it will sprout again
26.12.2023
Elena Malyarenko
"Ukrainians are like a door-weed: you can't break it, but if you cut it off, it will sprout again"
A “member of a subversive group,” an “agent of the Ukrainian Security Service,” who else? They ended up with the theory that I was “tailing the Federal Security Service”
17.01.2023
Anzhela
A “member of a subversive group,” an “agent of the Ukrainian Security Service,” who else? They ended up with the theory that I was “tailing the Federal Security Service”
“Our garden, created during the war, was included in the publication The World’s Best Gardens”
14.12.2025
Oksana Yazykova
“Our garden, created during the war, was included in the publication The World’s Best Gardens”
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