Daryna Ivanko | Poltava

“There were no tears left — I had cried them all out even before the war began”

Name: “There were no tears left — I had cried them all out even before the war began”
Uploaded: 2025-09-17 22:22:38EEST
Duration: 26 min 9 s
Description: “There were no tears left — I had cried them all out even before the war began”

Since 2014, Daryna’s parents had been helping soldiers in a military hospital. That is why the full-scale invasion did not come as a surprise to them — they had been preparing for war. The family had a clear plan: to send the girl abroad, but Daryna stayed in Poltava and started working at a humanitarian center. Later, she headed the Youth Council, which supports communities in Poltava and across Ukraine during the war.

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“There were no tears left — I had cried them all out even before the war began”

Location of events:

Poltava
Interview location:

Kyiv
Interview date:

23.07.2025
Category:

Civilian stories
Recording method:

Video
Duration

26:09