"We are writing a collective story"

By Melody HansenPhilippe SchockweilerMisch Pautsch

It has been exactly one year since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. More than eight million people have since fled the country, according to the UN. Those who have stayed are demonstrating incredible resilience day after day. Vadym Kramar, who lives in Kyiv, and Philippe Schockweiler, who has travelled to Ukraine more than 10 times in the past year, give us an insight into a life at war.

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