"We are not heroes of the past": how veterans return to life after the front

War does not end with demobilization. After returning from the front, veterans face new challenges – adaptation, finding themselves, restoring internal resistance. But despite the pain and loss, many find the strength to build a new life. Through sports, volunteering, art, and working with people.

LIGA.net asked three veterans how they manage to rebuild themselves through their favorite cause.

"The war may have broken us physically, but it cannot break us morally": the story of veteran Oleksiy Golovin

In September 2023, on the left bank of the Kherson region, near the settlement of Kozachi Laheri, a soldier of the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade of Ukraine, Oleksiy Golovin, call sign Chuka, was seriously wounded during direct contact with the enemy. He served as a volunteer, so, he says, he was morally ready for anything.