I quit my job after losing my son… What problems do people who have lost relatives in the war face?

Paying their last respects to the warriors who returned home on a shield, people kneel down, bow their heads low, put their hands on their hearts, thanking the Heroes for their devotion to Ukraine and protection from the bloody enemy...

However, the most severe suffering falls on the relatives of the victims. They lost their dearest and dearest ones in the war, and it turned their lives into unbearable pain and daily hell...

What can the state, local communities, and society as a whole do for them? What kind of help do they need?

Find out in the first Ukrainian study of the experiences and needs of relatives of fallen soldiers, conducted by the Women's Veterans Movement NGO together with the Cedos think tank as part of the Plan B Power Center - Return to Active Social Life, Reintegration, Support and Recovery project.

The study is unique because it is the first time in Ukraine that the topic of coping with loss as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war is studied in such a comprehensive manner.

It aims to explore the main problems faced by people who lost relatives in the war, to identify the stages of their return to active social life after the loss, and to form an understanding of how they can be supported.

Read more in the Ukrainian edition...