

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Presentation of the book "Dark Days, Determined People. Stories from Ukraine under Siege"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: On February 25 at 19:00, PEN Ukraine will host the presentation of the book Dark Days, Determined People. Stories from Ukraine under Siege by Bohdan Ben and Orysia Hrudka.

The book features 20 stories from the Russian-Ukrainian war, collected across Ukraine’s north, east, south, and west from 2022 to mid-2024.

From the very first day of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, journalists of the Ukrainian English-language media outlet Euromaidan Press Orysia Hrudka and Bohdan Ben have been documenting the experiences of Ukrainian soldiers, volunteers, artists, students, and children – the stories that tell the world about Ukraine's present but also about its culture, history, and values, for the preservation of which the largest war since World War II is being fought.

How did two friends save hundreds of civilians? How did a single restaurant manage to feed tens of thousands of city residents under siege? What does a former entrepreneur feel while evacuating the bodies of fallen soldiers every day? What is life like under Russian occupation? Each of the twenty stories sheds light on an important aspect of life during a full-scale war, with all of its hardships, doubts, and internal conflicts, when reality often surpasses fiction.

By drawing parallels with the history of the locations where the events take place, as well as with the dreams and visions of the people whose stories are told, the authors aimed to broaden the perspective of these stories beyond the war. The book shows how small actions have had a decisive impact on many, revealing the invisible power of society in the nationwide resistance to Russian aggression.

? Moderator: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian writer and philosopher, President of Ukrainian PEN.

? The conversation will be held in English without translation.

? Address: PEN Ukraine Space, Kyiv, Lukianivska St., 14a (Kontraktova Ploshcha metro station)

? To attend, please fill in the registration form:
https://forms.gle/eEo1Z8hD66bz7UE38  

Within this event, we support the fundraising for vehicles to meet the needs of the separate squad of the Special Forces Center Omega Wings. Since 2023, the squad has been performing combat missions in the Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

? Link to the jar:
https://send.monobank.ua/jar/35WPNBHHry
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kiev/presentation-of-the-book-dark-days-determined-people-stories-from-ukraine-under-siege/200029685049229
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business, performances, fine-arts, entertainment, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://forms.gle/eEo1Z8hD66bz7UE38?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=kiev-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Kiev
- **state**: KC
- **country**: Ukraine
- **location**: вул. Лукʼянівська, 14а, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04107
- **lat**: 50.46485
- **long**: 30.50538
- **full address**: вул. Лукʼянівська, 14а, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04107, Лук'янівська вулиця, 14А, Київ, 04071, Україна, Kiev, Ukraine

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: PEN Ukraine (https://allevents.in/org/pen-ukraine/13593519)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** вул. Лукʼянівська, 14а, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04107, Лук'янівська вулиця, 14А, Київ, 04071, Україна, Kiev, Ukraine
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** PEN Ukraine
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, business, performances, fine-arts, entertainment, charities
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Presentation of the book "Dark Days, Determined People. Stories from Ukraine under Siege" ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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