Postcards of war: full exhibition

Case 3208. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

Case 3319. Kherson Oblast – Finland

Thanks for your help! Good luck to you! 

Case 3819. Kharkiv Oblast – Finland

Thank you very much!!! 

Case 3851. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Germany

Dear Mikalai! I and my little son … are sending you heartfelt greetings from rather rainy Germany. We remember kindness well, so we can only say the warmest words about you. We have only seen each other once, but you are the person who helped me to find a peaceful place for a new life … I hope that the law of boomerang works and that you are doing well. With respect and gratitude for your help, with hope for the best, …

Case 3910. Cherkasy Oblast – Ireland

Case 3924. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Netherlands

Many thanks to the volunteer organization Rubikus for helping us evacuate from Ukraine. And also many thanks to the volunteer Mikalai. It was he who helped me and my family in all matters. Thanks to Rubikus, I was able to get to a safe place and continued to build my life here!

Case 3979. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

Case 4131. Lviv Oblast – Germany

Light will overcome darkness

Case 4146. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Netherlands

I am very grateful to everyone who helped me and my daughter to evacuate to Europe. Mikalai, thank you!

Case 4247. Kharkiv Oblast – Finland

Dear Mikalai! Thank you very much for your help in evacuating my mother from Ukraine during the war. Your help was extremely valuable! Thank you for your kindness! Sincerely, … P.S. Good luck in everything!

Case 4387. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Norway

Thank you for your help.

Case 4435. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

I sincerely thank you for your invaluable and timely help! Thank you very much for your responsiveness, care and diligence! In such difficult moments of life one begins to appreciate simple human attentiveness and desire to help. Wishing you peace and happiness. With best wishes from the family from Donbas!

Case 4470. Cherkasy Oblast – Netherlands

Thank you very much for your help in leaving Ukraine!!! We believe in our Victory!

Case 4517. Odesa Oblast – Norway

Mikalai, … it was difficult to decide what to say to you in this letter, or rather, we decided on that at once, but we thought for a long time how to say thank you thoroughly, weightily, with all seriousness. Thank you, which can be commeasurate to what you have done for us. Not a mundane thank you, not a dutiful thank you, not a polite thank you, not a finate thank you, but one that reflects and demonstrates all our gratitude to you. Mikalai, and this gratitude is sincere, without limits and boundaries, without localization and nationality, without poetry and other people’s thoughts, not from obligation to be grateful for your help and unselfishness, but as real as it can be, without reflection, without mentioning the price we paid, without despondency, and not full of bravado. We’ll give it a try.

We know that there has always been a place for heroism in history, many movies have been made, books have been written, songs have been sung, poems have been read, paintings have been painted. Those heroes have names, some more famous, others less so. We could never imagine that we would be participants of such events, events where we would have to be rescued… and we don’t know your surname, but you yourself can go ahead (if we have the right to ask you and to allow you to do it) and write your name and surname here: …

Your name is that of the man who helped save four lives… … and the life of a cat of the Nibelung breed, Tim. And for all of us, Mikalai, you’re a hero. That’s what we decided for ourselves, and the rest doesn’t matter. Does it matter why you helped, out of guilt, a sense of duty, conscience, to show an act of good will, or because you saved yourself, out of a desire to be involved, was just a job or redemption? It doesn’t matter, the only thing that matters is that you helped. Thank you! There are a lot of “cliches” here, of course, but for us it is the first time that we try to put it into words – our gratitude for saving our lives.

I will interrupt myself in this letter and say that the verses below are also about you and for you (find, read): Lina Kostenko – “Kryla”, Yuriy Izdrik – “Prayer”, Vasil Simonenko – “Do you know that you are a human being?” We remember you always, Mikalai, the family … from Ukrainian Odessa (we ended up mentioning locations and saying goodbye). Thank you for everything! 27.03.2024. Oslo, Norway

Case 4536. Odesa Oblast – Germany

Dear Mikalai, thank you for your incredible support. Your good deeds and commitment will not go unnoticed. Thank you for being there for us in those difficult times. Best wishes, …

Case 4549. Odesa Oblast – Germany

Case 4593. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

Good day, Mikalai! Our family is very grateful to you for the support and assistance you provided to us during our relocation to Germany. May God give you health, strength and inspiration! Greetings from Hamburg!

Case 4628. Luhansk Oblast – Norway

Dear Mikalai, Thank you very much for helping me to organize my family’s move to Norway from Ukraine. I am grateful to you for this. Without you I would not have decided to take this step. I wish you all the best. You are a very good person. Sincerely, …

Case 4749. Lviv Oblast – Germany

Thank you very much for your work

Case 4868. Przemysl – Germany

Thank you so much for your help! We will never forget your kindness. 

Case 4939. Kharkiv Oblast – Norway

Mikalai, my friend, greetings! That’s exactly how I want to address you when I think about that difficult time and my emotional state. I associate friendship with the loyalty of a dog, so I chose this card for you, with a picture of a dog… Thank you so much for your humanity, support, help and care for my son and me. I am grateful to you forever! I wish you health for many years and personal happiness! Sincerely …

Case 4990. Kiev Oblast – Germany

Thank you for your help. Family … Case number 5370 (note: Case number 4990, my mistake)

Case 5109. Kharkiv Oblast – Norway

Sincerely, the family ….

Case 5153. Kharkiv Oblast – Norway

We are so grateful for your help in evacuating our family from Kharkiv. Thank you for your hard work.

Case 5157. Kiev Oblast – Norway

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Case 5256. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

With love from Kharkiv residents! Thank you, Poles, for your care

Case 5281. Sumy Oblast – Germany

I am very grateful to you.

Case 5310. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

Dear Mikalai, thank you for your timely and much-needed help. Thanks to your care and your concern, our relocation was wellorganized. It’s nice to know that people like you are around. We wish you good health andprosperity. May a generous hand help you too in the time of need. Thank you.

Case 5409. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

Mikalai thank you so much for helping me and my mom to leave Ukraine in those difficult times for us. Thank you

Case 5558. Przemysl – Sweden

To Mikalai, with gratitude from … and … We are sincerely grateful to you for being there for us in the difficult moments of our lives. You helped, advised, encouraged, guided, gave recommendations – all this was very important to us at that time. We thank God for meeting you on our way. May God richly bless your life, your work, your volunteering. Sincerely yours …

Case 5638. Przemysl – Norway

Case 5717. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – Norway

Mikalai, on February 21.2023, thanks to you and your team, my son and I crossed the border into Norway. Thank you very much.

Case 5779. Kyiv Oblast – Norway

Greetings from the city of Trondheim! We thank Mikalai for his help. Best regards to you …

Case 5878. Sumy Oblast – Norway

Case 6004. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

Case 6071. Donetsk Oblast – Norway

From all of our large family, thank you very much Mikalai for your help!

Case 6164. Przemysl – Norway

You helped me and my daughter relocate to Norway. We thank you for your work and effort. We wish you good health, patience, and all the best. Thank you again.

Case 6310. Kharkiv Oblast – Norway

With great gratitude from Kharkiv ….

Case 6509. Kyiv Oblast – Norway

Greetings from Norway

Case 6536. Lviv Oblast – Norway

Thank you very much for your help!!! Thank you that you exist!!! And for doing such good things for people. Good luck in everything and good health!!!

Case 6748. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – Norway

Thank you for your help. Family …

Case 6756. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – Norway

Thank you very much for your help in this difficult time! We wish you health, success and all the best

Case 6824. Kharkiv Oblast – Norway

With great gratitude for your help! All the best to you! Good luck with your work. With gratitude, family … Kharkiv

Case 6877. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – Ireland

Thank you for your help. You helped us in a difficult situation. Your team is very hardworking and empathetic. Our family is very grateful to you. Thank you very much. Sincerely, …

Case 6900. Kyiv Oblast – Norway

Case 6980. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Finland

Case 7024. Odesa Oblast – Norway

Case 7130. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Norway

Greetings! Thank you so much for helping my family! Sincerely, … Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Hulyaipole

Case 7241. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

I am very grateful to you for your help! Peace be with us all. God bless you!

Case 7295. Khmelnytskyi Oblast – Norway

Good afternoon Mikalai! We would like to express our sincere gratitude to you and Rubikus for your work and help during such a difficult time. We wish you prosperity and blessings. Thank you! Family …

Case 7299. Donetsk Oblast – Switzerland

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Rubikus team, and specifically to Mikalai, for the moral and financial assistance to us, Ukrainian refugees. He is a professional, compassionate person who accompained us all the way from Lviv to Switzerland. Mikalai, may God give you health, opportunities and success. We are awaiting our Victory and our return home to Ukraine! Sincrely, …

Case 7505. Przemysl – Germany

Good afternoon Mikalai! We would like to express our sincere gratitude to you and Rubikus for your work and help during such a difficult time. We wish you prosperity and blessings. Thank you!

Case 7528. Przemysl – Germany

My family and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your help, which was timely and so necessary. May good health, prosperity, and generous helping hands return to you in the right time. Thank you for everything!

Case 7611. Rivne Oblast – Germany

A huge thank you from our family to Mikalai and the whole Rubikus team for organizing our evacuation from Ukraine. Case number 7611. All along the way you were in touch with us, coordinated and supported us. Kind and helpful people accompanied us to Germany. Thank you for helping us to start a new life! Vielen dank und alles gute (Many thanks and all the best)

Case 7634. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – Germany

Case 7651. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Netherlands

Thank you for your great help. Good luck with your business!

Case 7663. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – Germany

Dear Mikalai, I am grateful to you for your help. Thank you for being there for us, you are generous, honest and kind. I wish you never to experience hardship. Sincrely …

Case 7718. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

Hi, this is …, thank you for helping me to reach safety and to go on living, I am doing well, now I am taking German lessons, I wish you good luck and great happiness, love, health and peace over your head and to be helped as much as you help us, Ukrainians! x7718x with love:)

Case 8035. Przemysl – Norway

Merry Christmas, Mr. Mikalai

Case 8598. Sumy Oblast – Norway

Best wishes from Norway!

Case 8756. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – Germany

Mikalai, we thank you for your help, for helping us move from Ukraine to Germany during such a difficult time for us. Your support is very valuable.

Case 8770. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

Hello Mikalai. My family and I … are very grateful to you for your help in relocation, and your support in our hour of need. Peace be with is all. Sincrely …

Case 9028. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

Hello Mikalai, thank you very much for your help! We wish you all the best and prosperity! With great respect family …

Case 9603. Zaporizhzhia Oblast – Germany

Mikalai, we would like to express our immense gratitude to you for what you are doing. You helped many people and us personally to get to a place where it would be calmer and safer. We were very impressed by the fact that your volunteer organization has people of different nationalities and you were able to find a special approach to each person. You have compassion for others regardless of their background or nationality. We wanted to share with you one thought that is written in one wise book: “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,and he will repay him for his deed..” These words are about you – you are doing just that. May God continue to bless you. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts!

Case 9656. Cherkasy Oblast – Poland

I send my greetings from Lodz, thank you for your help, for allowing us to leave and live under a peaceful sky!!!

Case 9673. Kyiv Oblast – Ireland

We have been in Ireland for 10 months now. Thank you for your help. I am very grateful that we are safe. My mum was very sick and died on the 11th February 2023 but still could live for five months in peace. Thank you.

Case 9915. Kharkiv Oblast – Norway

Mikalai, greetings from Norway! We are doing well. Thank you very much for your help!

Case 10117. Donetsk Oblast – Poland

Greetings! Mikalai, I want to express my great gratitude to you for the help you provided to my family during the difficult times for our Ukraine. Thanks to your compassion, we were able to travel to Poland very comfortably and quickly. Thank you very much! May you have good fortune, and may God always be with you! Thank you for your great

Case 10341. Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast – Norway

Good day to you! My name is … We relocated from Ukraine with the help of the Rubikus organization. I learned about Rubikus from my sister. I found them on their website and waited, having filled out a questionnaire. A few days later I received a call and was referred to our coordinator Mikalai. He assisted  us with everything, he explained to us how best to do it and where to relocate, when to buy  tickets and which route would be the most convenient. My daughter is disabled, she’s been disabled since she was a child. Mikalai looked for a country that would be suitable for us to get medical care. We are very grateful to him for this.

We decided on Norway. Mikalai accompanied us to the plane, and he constantly called and wrote to us. Norway welcomed us and provided us with everything, and we are happy here. Our daughter gets medical care free of charge, and we have never regretted coming here. We are grateful to everyone who helps people who are losing hope, and we would like to thank Mikalai in particular.

Case 10343. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

We are very grateful for your help! Our family is from Mariupol. Because of the war, we had to flee to Kyiv. We lost everything and left with only one bag of belongings. Thanks to you, we got to Germany and are trying to start a new life here!

Case 10707. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

Hello Mikalai. Thank you very much for helping me and my children. Thanks to your help we were able to escape the fighting in our country. Now my family is safe. May God bless you for your hard work!

Case 10760. Kharkiv Oblast – Germany

Dear Mikalai! Thank you for helping our family in difficult times!!! May God help you in your work!

Case 11112. Donetsk Oblast – Norway

Case 11626. Luhansk Oblast – Netherlands

Dear Mikalai, thank you for everything you have done for us. We are now in the Netherlands. This is a wonderful, refined, interesting, picturesque country. We are doing well. We are very happy to be here. Sincrely …

Case 11663. Poland – Finland

Thanks for your help. Finland is a great country. … and family.

Case 11905. Donetsk Oblast – Norway

Mikalai, we sincerely thank you for your invaluable and, most importantly, timely help! Thank you very much for your responsiveness, caring and diligence! In such difficult moments in life you begin to appreciate simple human attentiveness and desire to help. Peace and goodness to you!

Case 11924. Kyiv Oblast – Norway

Hello to you! I want to thank you again. We are doing well. The most important thing is that we are safe.

Case 11930. Kherson Oblast – Finland

Thank you for your help! Good luck! Everything will be Ukraine! We believe in victory.

Case 11950. Luhansk Oblast – Norway

Thank you so much for you help.

Case 12078. Kherson Oblast – Finland

Thank you for your help! We have found shelter and peace here.

Case 12494. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

Dear Mikalai! Thank you very much for helping us evacuate to Germany! We wish you and your family health, happiness, prosperity and peace. Sincerely, the … family from the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region!

Case 12956. Donetsk Oblast – Germany

Good always triumphs over evil. Thank you very much that there are such people who always rush to help.

Case 12978. Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast – Germany

Dear! Mikalai, thank you very much for your kindness and support, my mother and I are very grateful to you for providing assistance to us in a difficult time. We have settled well, my child attends kindergarten, they treat us very well, we live in a German city call Mühlheiman ber Danay. Thank you very much again!!! May God assist you, so that everything you have planned comes true. Sincerely, …

Case 13580. Kyiv Oblast – Norway

We are grateful  for your help and involvement in ensuring our family’s safety. We are grateful there are kind and caring people around. We are grateful that our children are healthy and happy. Norway is a paradise on earth with fabulous nature and tranquility. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, for everything, for helping us to come here. May God bless you for helping all the people who needed protection and help! All the best to you! Family …

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