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“War Doesn’t Affect It, Feelings Do”: How Couples Build Relationships During a Full-Scale War

“That is why the same process can produce opposite results: the experience a couple goes through may bring one couple much closer, while leading another to break up more quickly. War may be less an ‘accelerator of love’ than an accelerator of shared experiences that reveal a great deal about each other”. At the very beginning of their relationship, Nastya…More

Kateryna Terekhova: A Volunteer Helping Kyiv Recover After Shelling

After Russian attacks, she arrives at places where apartment buildings have shattered windows, no electricity, water, or gas, and residents still do not know where to begin the recovery. Kateryna Terekhova coordinates volunteer "subordinates," building materials, a field kitchen, and the first emergency repair works so that people in damaged buildings can get through the hardest days after a strike.…More

Being a Woman in Ukraine During a Full-Scale War: The Story of Yulia Karpova

Yulia Karpova is a Ukrainian radio host with over 15 years of experience in media, the founder of the charitable foundation “Yulia’s Grandmothers,” which supports 10 institutions and 1,500 elderly beneficiaries, a public speaking coach, a public figure with a clear civic stance, and the partner of veteran and Hero of Ukraine Serhii Ponomarenko. In her life, these roles do…More