Reuters reported the information.When 66-year-old pensioner Natalia Lipei pulls up her sleeve, she reveals a colourful tattoo of a winged sword. It is the symbol of the air-assault unit her son, Viktor, served in before he was killed fighting Russian forces in 2022."It felt like when I got it, my child would always be there," she said, pulling her forearm closer. "He wouldn't be in heaven, where he is now, but near me."Lipei is one of many Ukrainians using tattoos to heal deep emotional wounds as the conflict rages on. In a nation grappling with complex traumas for which there are no easy remedies, ink has become a form of solace—a way to create a tangible, permanent connection to what has been violently taken.The images, words, and symbols commemorate not only fallen loved ones but also lost homes.For 31-year-old Elona Leleko, the coordinates of her home are now tattooed on her arm. Her village in southern Ukraine remains occupied by Russian forces, and she now lives as a displaced person in the capital, Kyiv."I don't know when I'll return there, or if I'll make it there at all ... But I know that part of my home is here," said Leleko, fighting back tears. Before getting the tattoo, she suffered nightmares; she said they have since disappeared.This form of therapy is providing a profound sense of relief that, for some, other methods have not. Taisa Kryvoviaz, 35, whose boyfriend was killed last year fighting in eastern Ukraine, found solace by tattooing meaningful phrases on her body. "Under the wings of an angel" is inked under her heart, and "I am strong" is on her wrist.She said the tattoos symbolise the support she still feels from the fallen commander, who had urged her not to cry if he were killed."I was seeing a psychologist, and frankly, I didn't get even one percent of the relief I did when I made a tattoo," said Kryvoviaz. "I really felt things get easier on my soul."