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Alina "Alya" Viatkina: Following Maidan, at the age of 18, Alina started her own Twitter fundraising campaign to collect medical and other supplies before she hitchhiked to the frontline to deliver them. She eventually stayed on the front as a paramedic with the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (Right Sector) and worked under the shellings of the battle for the Donetsk Airport. She currently works with female veterans to help them cope with psychological trauma from the war. READ EXCERPT FROM ALINA'S STORY