Ukrainska 15

Some wars end on maps. Others continue inside people.

This website is a personal long-read about memory, war, and the traces these events leave long after the explosions stop. The story is based on my experience during the occupation of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk in 2022. The project reconstructs the first months of the full-scale invasion through fragments of everyday life: notes written during the occupation, timestamps, photographs, and excerpts from conversations. Instead of a traditional narrative, the story unfolds like a timeline of memory, where small moments slowly form a larger picture.

Searching for food when stores were empty. Driving to other regions to buy basic supplies. Listening to rumors from neighbors when official news disappeared. Trying to maintain ordinary routines while the world outside was changing. The website is designed as a scroll-based archive of memory, where text, images, and subtle animation appear gradually, allowing the reader to move through the story the way memories often return — in fragments rather than in a single clear narrative.

Beyond documenting one personal experience, the project reflects on transgenerational trauma: how events that happen during war continue to shape families and future generations. The final part of the website invites others to share their own stories, turning a personal narrative into a growing archive of collective memory.