Personalities before and after the start of the war

Andriy Khlyvnyuk is a Ukrainian musician, vocalist and lyricist for the band Boombox. In 2022, after the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he joined the ranks of the Territorial Defence Battalion of Ukraine.

Kolya Serga is a Ukrainian musician, TV presenter, actor and singer. He became known as one of the hosts of the programme Heads and Tails.

Oleg Sentsov is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and writer, and social activist. He was detained in 2014 by Russian law enforcement agencies in occupied Crimea on suspicion of terrorism.

Volodymyr Rashchuk is a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commander of the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion "Svoboda" as part of the Rapid Response Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Rubizh", Junior Lieutenant. Until 2022, he was a…

A military medic and volunteer, 29-year-old Yana "Yara" Rykhlitska from Vinnytsia was working at the frontline in Bakhmut, providing assistance to Ukrainian soldiers. On 3 March, she was killed by Russian shelling.

Ukrainian serviceman, colonel. Candidate of Law. Since the beginning of March 2022, he has been the commander of the 127th separate brigade of the territorial defence of Ukraine.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The most outstanding person in Ukraine. A symbol of the strength and modernity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukrainian poet and prose writer Ihor Mysiak died in the war, defending Ukraine from Russian attackers. He was 29 years old.

Ukrainian celebrities continue to join the ranks of the Armed Forces and territorial defence. Following Taras Topol, Andriy Khlyvnyuk and rapper Yarmak, choreographer Dmytro Dikusar has joined the defence of our country.