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A soldier looking out over the Dnipro. Kyiv, Ukraine, September 2023.
A group of women singing a folk song during Ukraine’s Independence Day in downtown Lviv. Lviv, Ukraine, August 2023.
Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
The beaches of Odesa, closed since February 2022 due to the start of the war, were reopened in August 2023. Odesa, Ukraine, September 2023.
Teatral’nyy Maydan. Ternopil, Ukraine, August 2024.
Ternopil, Ukraine, August 2024.
Some people waiting at the bus stop. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
A man stops in front of his home destroyed during the Russian occupation at the beginning of the war. Bucha, Ukraine, August 2023.
Andry in his office, spared from the Russian occupation at the beginning of the war. The rest of the business was destroyed by Russian tanks. Irpin, Ukraine, May 2024.
A soldier’s weapon at the front. Ukraine, May 2024.
A house destroyed by Russian bombings. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
The blessing of baskets during the Transfiguration feast. Lviv, Ukraine, August 2023.
A child attends the lesson remotely from home, connected via cell phone. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
Memorial dedicated to the 501 fallen victims during the Russian occupation at the beginning of the conflict. Bucha, Ukraine, May 2024.
Boris, known as Batman, 23 years old, hailing from Lviv, is the commander of a special forces unit at the frontlines. Ukraine, May 2024.
A municipal building devastated by Russian bombings. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
A building hit by a bombing near the central station. Dnipro, Ukraine, August 2024.
During the onset of the war, historical monuments in Lviv, Ukraine, were protected from the threat of bombings by the installation of defensive barriers. Lviv, Ukraine, September 2023.
Lara, 17, a language student, fled to Kyiv with her mother at the onset of the occupation. They learned about the destruction of their home in Irpin from neighbors. Currently, they reside in a village donated by Poland to the community. Irpin, Ukraine, May 2024.
The lobby of a hotel. Odesa, Ukraine, September 2023.
The Italian delegation tasked with the restoration visits the Orthodox cathedral bombed last July 23rd. Odesa, Ukraine, September 2023.
Near Teremky Station. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
Monuments located under the Friendship of Nations Arch in Kiev dismantled due to the effects of the war. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
A festively dressed girl, wearing a vyshyvanka, the traditional Ukrainian shirt, walks under the Friendship of Nations Arch during the school opening. Kyiv, Ukraine, September 2023.
A child sitting at the entrance of the Greek Catholic Church. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
A child plays on the tanks displayed in front of the Motherland Monument. Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2024.
Every day, friends, family, and activists flood the streets of Kiev, demanding the release of the Azov soldiers captured by the Russian army in May 2022. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
A soldier’s mother has just hung a photograph of her son, who fell during the war. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
The car graveyard. Irpin, Ukraine, May 2024.
Mega, an Italian volunteer soldier with his girlfriend during a break from the front. Ternopil, Ukraine, August 2024.
Pedro. Ternopil, Ukraine, August 2024.
Stas and his grandmother are in Pokrovs’k, located just 30 km from the Russian front. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
Olga fled from Luhansk when the Russians occupied the region. Previously, she worked as a nurse in a hospital. Now living in Donbas, she constantly fears being considered a spy. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
The remnants of a house bombed by the Russians. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
A man cycling in the center of the city. Bucha, Ukraine, May 2024.
A child stands in front of a destroyed Russian armored vehicle, displayed to the public in St. Michael’s Square. Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2023.
Women queue up, waiting to receive clothing from the charity distribution of the Divine Providence Center. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
A crowded bus moves through the illuminated streets of the capital, just before the evening curfew. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
Some soldiers take souvenir photos at the entrance of the Donetsk region. Donetsk, Ukraine, May 2024.
The cemetery in Bucha. Bucha, May 2024.
With the outbreak of the war, Oleg returned to Kyiv. Previously, he traveled the world as a television operator. Now, while awaiting the call back to the front, he engages in daily work and finds comfort in family routine. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
Olga. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
The result of a Russian bombing. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
An evacuation from Pokrovsk, the Russians are 10 kilometers from the city. Donbass, Ukraine, August 2024.
A soldier in the countryside during rest from the frontline. Ukraine, May 2024.
Ludmila. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
The disused sports center due to the war. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
Vadim. Ternopil, Ukraine, August 2024.
The shelter of a house. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
Orthodox faithful on a pilgrimage during an evening of Holy Week in the capital. Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2024.
Faithful during a celebration in the Greek Catholic Church. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.
The fresco of the Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration, struck during the attack on July 23rd. Odesa, Ukraine, September 2023.
People wait in the capital’s subway for the alarm to cease during an early September night. Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2023.
A nightclub on a Friday night. It closes at 11 PM, one hour before the curfew begins. Ternopil, Ukraine, August 2024.
A worker engaged in the reconstruction of a business destroyed by tanks during the Russian occupation at the beginning of the war. Irpin, Ukraine, May 2024.
The children of Pokrovs’k. Pokrovs’k, Ukraine, May 2024.