Ukrainska 15

This website is a personal long-read about memory, war, and the traces these events leave inside people long after they end.
The story is based on my experience during the occupation of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk in 2022. Through fragments of everyday life — notes, timestamps, photographs, and excerpts from conversations — the project reconstructs the first months of the full-scale invasion as they were experienced by ordinary people. Instead of presenting the war through statistics or political analysis, the website focuses on small moments that reveal how daily life changes during crisis: searching for food when stores are empty, driving to nearby regions to buy basic supplies, listening to rumors when official information disappears, and trying to maintain routines while uncertainty grows.
The project is designed as a scroll-based narrative timeline. Text, images, and subtle animations appear gradually, allowing the reader to move through the story in fragments — the way memories often return after traumatic events. Beyond documenting one personal experience, the website explores the idea of transgenerational trauma and the long-term psychological impact of war. By presenting memory as a living archive, the project raises awareness of how conflict continues to shape people’s lives long after the immediate events have passed.
In its final section, the website invites others to share their own stories, transforming a personal narrative into a space for collective memory and reflection.