Luzia Tschirky

Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, many Ukrainians felt abandoned by Donald Trump and his administration. Yuliia Diadiuk, a 25-year-old project officer for a Swiss development cooperation NGO, found Trump's accusations against Volodymyr Zelenskyy infuriating. Having spent a year as an exchange student at Highlands Ranch High School in the US state of Colorado during Trump’s first term, she deeply connected with America and its people.

There are more than one million war veterans in Ukraine. Since late 2024, Serhii Velychanskyi, has been one of them. He joined the Territorial Defense Forces shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine and fought until he was discharged for medical reasons at the end of 2024. After his service in the Ukrainian army he founded an improvisational theater club for war veterans. By helping others to reintegrate into civilian life, Serhii is also helping himself find a way back. 

When Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022 Anna Sarvira was visiting Germany. She has not yet returned to live in Ukraine but instead tries to do everything in her power and capabilities by further organizing exhibitions of Ukrainian illustrators in Europe. Anna Sarvira’s own graphic work and illustrations have been awarded and exhibited worldwide.

In this episode, host Luzia Tschirky talks to Kristina Voronovska, who voluntarily joined the Ukrainian army. Kristina is serving as a nurse on the frontline in Eastern Ukraine. Before Russia started the full-scale of Ukraine, Kristina worked in marketing and had no medical training or experience.