Four Years of War: Voices of Older Ukrainians

Feb 25, 2026 | News, Ukraine

Since the war in Ukraine broke out in February 2022, HelpAge and its partners have supported hundreds of thousands of people affected by this conflict, many of them older women and men who are too often overlooked. This has meant food and hygiene support, cash...

VIDEO: Helping Older People in Ukraine Survive the Winter

Feb 24, 2026 | News, Ukraine

Stories from a HelpAge Shelter in Lviv, Ukraine – May 2024

Jul 11, 2024 | News, Ukraine

Vasyl, 78 At 78, Vasyl, a former deputy director of a construction company, faces significant health and housing challenges exacerbated by the war. Having worked in construction since the age of 14, Vasyl’s long career has left him with serious health issues,...

[VIDEO] Supporting Older People in Lviv, Ukraine | May 2024 Monitoring Visit

May 17, 2024 | Ukraine, Videos

HelpAge Ukraine Country Office, Lviv, Ukraine Hamza Ansari (Global Partnerships Lead) had the opportunity to visit HelpAge partners in Lviv, Ukraine, on a monitoring trip in May 2024. HelpAge has supported older people in Ukraine since 2014, and scaled up its support...

Lyubov, 77 – Dnipro Oblast

Oct 25, 2022 | Ukraine

“My husband died a long time ago and I lived alone in downtown Lisichansk. For 20 days I slept in a corridor in the stairway. “It was bearable when the shelling was not that hard and then they started to attack really heavily. There was one day when the whole house...

Rima, 92 – Dnipro

Oct 25, 2022 | Ukraine

“My house in Severodonetsk was destroyed on 10 April. We were in a shelter nearby at the time and stayed mostly underground for around two months in total. “In the early days of the war, it had been okay and we were just hoping that it would be over soon. Then a lot...