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Stories of Well-Known Ukrainians

War takes no account of fame, titles, bank balances, or social status. When it comes, it affects everyone. Well-known Ukrainians have entrusted their personal stories to the Museum of Civilian Voices. We have brought these stories together in a dedicated collection.

Wife of composer Ihor Poklad, Svitlana: There were 4 trip wires in our house - one of them was found in a piano…
25.11.2022
Wife of composer Ihor Poklad, Svitlana: "There were 4 trip wires in our house - one of them was found in a piano…"
Opera singer Serhii Ivanchuk: I thought I was dead. I started praying, talking to God
05.07.2022
Opera singer Serhii Ivanchuk: "I thought I was dead. I started praying, talking to God"
russian athletes wrote: Thats all for the good...
09.08.2022
"russian athletes wrote: 'That's all for the good...'"
European champion Stanislav Oliferchyk: We just burst into tears when we saw each other
19.07.2022
Stanislav Oliferchyk
European champion Stanislav Oliferchyk: "We just burst into tears when we saw each other"
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Footballer Oleksandr Zinchenkos wife Vlada Sedan: I want to go home to tears!
16.06.2022
Footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko's wife Vlada Sedan: "I want to go home to tears!"
Thanks to this war, we realised that we had underestimated Ukraine
06.07.2022
"Thanks to this war, we realised that we had underestimated Ukraine"
All the horrors that are happening are like a knife to the heart. But what I saw in Kharkiv is a band aid of love applied to wounds
20.06.2022
"All the horrors that are happening are like a knife to the heart. But what I saw in Kharkiv is a band aid of love applied to wounds"
Jamala: The morning of February 24 was an absolute shock
08.06.2022
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Jamala: "The morning of February 24 was an absolute shock"
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Oleksandr Kryvoshapko: My family was sitting in a house with eight direct hits
04.06.2022
Oleksandr Kryvoshapko: "My family was sitting in a house with eight direct hits"
I cried when seven plant workers died in Avdiivka
04.06.2022
"I cried when seven plant workers died in Avdiivka"
Famous footballer Roman Zozulia: It is impossible to defeat such a people
13.06.2022
Famous footballer Roman Zozulia: "It is impossible to defeat such a people"
“Faith in victory is our new religion”
23.07.2022
“Faith in victory is our new religion”
First a sniper killed the son and then the father
06.05.2022
"First a sniper killed the son and then the father"
Unity and mutual support. This is what our winning spirit is made of
14.07.2022
"Unity and mutual support. This is what our winning spirit is made of"
Famous football player Roman Yaremchuk: Around the house where my parents lived, everything was shot
19.05.2022
Famous football player Roman Yaremchuk: "Around the house where my parents lived, everything was shot"
Well-known football player Taras Stepanenko: We were driven out of home twice, and you cant do anything
21.05.2022
Well-known football player Taras Stepanenko: "We were driven out of home twice, and you can't do anything"
“The house that my husband built with love no longer exists”
26.05.2022
“The house that my husband built with love no longer exists”
We have made a fundamental decision - we have to stay in Ukraine
18.05.2022
"We have made a fundamental decision - we have to stay in Ukraine"
Singer Svitlana Tarabarova: The life of a big family can fit into a small suitcase
25.05.2022
Singer Svitlana Tarabarova: "The life of a big family can fit into a small suitcase"
Mariia Burmaka: The city of my childhood is being destroyed…
09.08.2022
Mariia Burmaka: "The city of my childhood is being destroyed…"
Andrii Yarmolenko: Its impossible to take it without tears
18.05.2022
Andrii Yarmolenko: "It's impossible to take it without tears"
Yevhen Synelnykov: I gave an autograph under the barrel of a machine gun: not a very good feeling...
06.07.2022
Yevhen Synelnykov: "I gave an autograph under the barrel of a machine gun: not a very good feeling..."
I cried constantly during the first broadcasts
05.07.2022
"I cried constantly during the first broadcasts"
Iryna Bilyk: “Only the grand piano survived. Everything else is broken and ruined...”
25.05.2022
Iryna Bilyk: “Only the grand piano survived. Everything else is broken and ruined...”
Valerii Zhydkov My younger daughter kept asking: “Are they going to kill us now?”
14.09.2022
Valerii Zhydkov "My younger daughter kept asking: “Are they going to kill us now?”
Evgenia Gapchynska: “My legs buckled, and I howled like an animal…”
06.08.2022
Evgenia Gapchynska: “My legs buckled, and I howled like an animal…”
Darijo Srna: I left everything I had both in Donetsk and Kyiv
19.08.2022
Darijo Srna: "I left everything I had both in Donetsk and Kyiv"
He was buried in roses I loved so much!
15.05.2022
"He was buried in roses I loved so much!"
The presenter Andrii Biedniakov: “When I see the grave, I will realize that my mother is gone”
14.06.2022
The presenter Andrii Biedniakov: “When I see the grave, I will realize that my mother is gone”
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