Our Army, Our Protectors by Maria Prymachenko

Maria Prymachenko (12 January 1909 – 18 August 1997) was a Ukrainian painter, who worked in the naïve art style. She worked in painting, embroidery, and ceramics.

Maria Prymachenko is the heart and the armor of Ukrainian art. During her lifetime, she created a new page in the history of Ukrainian cultural heritage and laid the foundations for a better understanding of national identity for the modern generation of Ukrainians.

On February 25, 2022, in the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, one of the Russian missiles hit the Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum located in Kyiv region. Some artworks by Prymachenko were held in this museum. The museum burned down, but fortunately local residents saved these artworks from the fire.