Victoriia Panchenko is the programme lead for HelpAge International in western Ukraine. Prior to February last year she had been working for HelpAge in Eastern Ukraine for more than seven years.
Victoriia Panchenko is an aid worker in western Ukraine: "It means a lot to me personally to be making a difference in so many people’s lives. ... We have to be mentally strong to be able to help in the best way we can."