Cardinal Birds, a punk rock band from Kyiv and good friends of America House, managed to record a single about the war in Ukraine, which was joined by Madonna's drummer and other famous musicians from Britain, the U.S. and Canada. In this interview we talk about this and other experiences during the war with the band’s vocalist Dmytro.

A full-scale invasion happened when Ihor was living and working in Tokyo, Japan. Despite everything, Ihor has managed to stay calm and do as much as possible to help his nation. Read his story of resilience in our new interview.