Valeriy is the most northern activist who is currently in the organisation. He comes from a small village in the Chernihiv region and periodically stays there. It was there that he inherited a love of freedom, autonomy, and independence. Libertarian ideas were the result of simple logical questions that boil down to one thing – ‘Why does someone have the right to control my life?’ The acquaintance with the USF was quick – it was the best NGO with ideas that were close to his heart.

Freedom for me is first and foremost a space for realising potential and searching for truth and ideals