Vera Lytochenko

Sheltering from bombs, Ukraine’s ‘cellar violinist’ plays on

Vera Lytovchenko has become an internet icon of resilience as images of the concert violinist playing in the basement bomb shelter have inspired an international audience via social media
A week into their basement huddle, Lytovchenko decided to try to lift the spirits of her cellar mates by holding small concerts.

By AP · 09 March 2022