February 26th 2025.
In the city of Kyiv, a giant art installation stands as a tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Ukraine. Among the fallen heroes remembered at this installation are three brave British men. Peter Fouché, James Wilton, and Callum Tindal-Draper have been honoured at the ‘Heart of Ukraine’ in the Southern Railway Station. This installation has been displaying the names of those who lost their lives in the full-scale attack launched by Russia since the war's three-year mark on Monday.
Peter Fouché, a combat medic and volunteer from Fulham, West London, was renowned in Ukraine for his selfless acts of evacuating over 200 wounded soldiers. He was tragically killed on June 27th last year while serving on the frontline in eastern Ukraine. This 49-year-old had previously worked as a carpenter and a cabbie, but his heart led him to join the fight for Ukraine's freedom. In an interview with Metro, he described his post as both beautiful and hellish, as he and his comrades risked their lives to evacuate injured Ukrainian soldiers from the "zero line."
James Wilton, an 18-year-old from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, also lost his life in the battle for Ukraine's freedom. He was serving with the International Legion of Ukraine on the eastern front and was tragically killed on July 23rd last year in a Russian drone attack. It was his first mission after joining the fight against Vladimir Putin’s forces. Callum Tindal-Draper, 22, from Gunnislake, Cornwall, was another brave British man killed in the line of duty. He was serving with the International Legion and was remembered as the ‘bravest of the brave’ by his commander. He lost his life on November 5th last year while defending an observation point in the east.
These fallen heroes are not the only ones remembered at the Heart of Ukraine installation. Among the first names displayed on the giant beating heart were employees of the Ukrainian Railways who lost their lives while doing their job or saving others. This includes track fitter Oleksandr Kot, who was killed during the bombing of the Southern Railway infrastructure. The names of the fallen also include civilians and military personnel, ranging from six-year-old Sofiyka from Kyiv to 81-year-old Maia from Mykolaiv.
The Heart of Ukraine installation has received over 3,600 applications from all over the world, requesting names and details of loved ones to be displayed. Anyone can submit a person for inclusion by filling out an online form, and a video of the message will be sent back to them. This installation serves as a way for people to honour and remember those who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Ukraine.
The project, created by the Ukrainian culture organization Ukraine WOW, with the assistance of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia and the support of the Avrora multi-market chain, will display the names until Saturday. After that, it will return to its original format of showing messages of love for people, places, and Ukraine. In a joint statement, the project's organizers, Yaroslava Gres and Yulia Solovey, shared that the Heart of Ukraine installation was created so that everyone could express their love for their city or for Ukraine. They urged people to honour the memory of those lost in the war and to remember that the Heart of Ukraine beats thanks to these brave individuals.
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