Like many residents of the peninsula, @jamalajaaa has not been to Crimea — occupied by the Russian Federation since February 2014 — for years. Unlike some, she is not banned from entering the peninsula. However, for security reasons, she no longer goes there.

Jamala is a Ukrainian singer with Crimean Tatar roots. In 2016, Jamala won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “1944”, dedicated to the tragedy of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars from Crimea.

Read Jamala‘s story and watch VR-video on the Ukraїner website.

In the series “We are Crimea” created by @UkrainianInstitute and @ukrainer_net, the heroes in VR glasses look at sights in Crimea that are important for them, share their memories and memorable stories about their native peninsula.

“We are Crimea” is the joint project of @UkrainianInstitute & @ukrainer about Crimea we love, we miss, we are waiting to come back.

Read Jamala‘s story and watch VR-video on the Ukraїner website  https://ukrainer.net/jamala-and-her-crimea/