The book contains 25 personal stories of Ukrainians who share their experiences of living under Russian occupation. The publication contains memoirs by residents of the Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions, covering the period from 2014 to 2022. The dramatic stories of civilian Ukrainians of different ages and backgrounds illustrate why life under Russian rule is unacceptable to these people.