The war that changed us : Ukrainian novellas, poems, and essays from 2022

At 5:08 a.m. on February 24, 2022, Kateryna woke up in Kyiv to the sound of bombing.

This marked the end of her world, work plans and ideas, travels … All that remained was to save herself and her children.

The inevitable changes, which shook something deep and significant within her, became an impetus to write about what had caused her and all Ukrainians so much pain.

She wrote, one after another, novellas, poems, and essays that reflect the story of the war during the first months of Russia’s full-scale invasion. This book contains words woven with emotions and experiences of ordinary people who have become heroes.

The main goal of this collection is to help people all over the world better understand what each Ukrainian felt and how this war changed us all.