Untitled by emre caylak

I started covering Ukraine in the beginning of January from Kyiv and traveled to eastern Ukraine cities such as Krasnohorivka, Pisky, Nevelske village, Marinka, Mariupol and I interviewed the front line soldiers, Azov battalion soldiers when they are training civilians, coast guards soldier who patrols the sea of Azov, civillians both Ukrainian and also Pro-Russian who were affected by the war, lost homes and lands, young people who are choosing to leave or deciding to stay, hospitals, wounded soldiers, Territorial Defence units in Kyiv and also Dnipro. I am still in Dnipro documenting the war.

Oleksandr watching to the seper...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Oleksandr watching to the seperatist side in the front line trenches in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Victor in the frontline trenches in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Oleksandr and Victor during the...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Oleksandr and Victor during the lunch in the front line in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Oleksandr with his wife Daryna,...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Oleksandr with his wife Daryna, and Victor during the lunch in the front line trenches in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Victor patrolling in frontline ...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Victor patrolling in frontline trenches in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Dogs are included in the brothe...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Dogs are included in the brotherhoods of soldiers in front line in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Daryna saying goodbye to her fr...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Daryna saying goodbye to her friend in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Oleksandr met his wife Daryna, ...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Oleksandr met his wife Daryna, the unit’s cook, five years ago in the Pisky trenches. They were both married to other people at the time. Now they live together in a marital bunker in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

a view of the eastern Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 4, 2022.

Children look from the bus wind...ariupol, Ukraine. Feb 11, 2022.

Children look from the bus windows in the city center in Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 11, 2022.

Police academy students in Mari...ariupol, Ukraine. Feb 17, 2022.

Police academy students in Mariupol waiting for the Unity Train in Mariupol train station waiting for the The Unity Train left Rakhiv, Zakarpattia Region in the west for Mariupol, Donetsk Region in the east on Feb. 16, making a journey of around 1,000 km. To mark the Day of Unity, the train carried the national flag through 12 regions of Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure reported. Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 17, 2022.

The ruins of a house on the fro...n Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

The ruins of a house on the front line in Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Valentina Omelnycka and Andriy ...evelske, Ukraine. Jan 27, 2022.

Valentina Omelnycka and Andriy Dmytryuchenko's backyard. Nevelske, Ukraine. Jan 27, 2022.

Valentina Omelnycka, 63, and An...r Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

Valentina Omelnycka, 63, and Andriy Dmytryuchenko, 45, in their friend's barn near Pisky, Ukraine. Jan 26, 2022.

damaged building in Marinka, Ukraine. Feb 19, 2022.

Abandoned building of the Karl ...horivka, Ukraine. Jan 28, 2022.

Abandoned building of the Karl Marx cultural centre near Krasnohorivka, Ukraine. Jan 28, 2022.

Anti-tank concrete blocks are s... Mariupol, Ukraine Feb 4, 2022.

Anti-tank concrete blocks are seen on the road in Mariupol, Ukraine Feb 4, 2022.

Valentyna Konstantynovska, 79, ...ariupol, Ukraine. Feb 13, 2022.

Valentyna Konstantynovska, 79, training for the possible Russian invasion in Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 13, 2022.

Ukraine's far right Azov B...ariupol, Ukraine. Feb 13, 2022.

Ukraine's far right Azov Battalion, part of Special Forces Unit at Ukraine's National Guard, trained residents for the possible Russian invasion in Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 13, 2022.

Members of Ukraine's Terri... in Kyev, Ukraine. Jan 22, 2022

Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv. Civilians have been joining Ukraine’s army reserves in recent weeks amid fears about the Russian invasion in Kyev, Ukraine. Jan 22, 2022

As western media warns of an im...governed by fear. Feb 13, 2022.

As western media warns of an impending bloodbath and an invasion that could arrive at any moment, the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol still parties. After eight years of war and being vulnerable on three sides (from Russia, separatist territories and the sea) residents are nonetheless determined not to have their lives governed by fear. Feb 13, 2022.

Ukranians are evacuating from M...ariupol, Ukraine. Feb 26, 2022.

Ukranians are evacuating from Mariupol hospital due to heavy fighting in area. Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 26, 2022.

Long lines in ATM in the first ...asion in Ukraine. Feb 24, 2022.

Long lines in ATM in the first day of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Feb 24, 2022.

the first day of the Russian in...ariupol, Ukraine. Feb 24, 2022.

the first day of the Russian invasion, Mariupol residents closed their stores. Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 24, 2022.

Children training to evacuate i...ariupol, Ukraine. 23 Feb, 2022.

Children training to evacuate in case of a Russian attack in Mariupol, Ukraine. 23 Feb, 2022.

Ukranians takinf off road signs... Eastern Ukraine. Feb 27, 2022.

Ukranians takinf off road signs to consufe Russian troops. Eastern Ukraine. Feb 27, 2022.

Ukranians donating blood in Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 26 2022.

People waiting in line to donat...Mariupol, Ukraine. 26 Fen 2022.

People waiting in line to donate blood. Mariupol, Ukraine. 26 Fen 2022.

Nik, 28, who works in logistics...ariupol, Ukraine. Feb 26, 2022.

Nik, 28, who works in logistics, said that he will never leave his city, no matter what lies ahead, and will do anything it takes to help his country folk.Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 26, 2022.

Ukranians donating blood in Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 26 2022.

Oleg, 28, donating blood in Mariupol, Ukraine. Feb 26, 2022.

Sign says " Russian Milita... Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Sign says " Russian Military Ship, Go F**k yourself" in reference to the snake island soldier whose response to the Russian navy ship went viral. Ukranians donate clothes,food,water,cigarettes and medicines to the soldiers and displaced people in Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Ukranians donate clothes,food,w... Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Ukranians donate clothes,food,water,cigarettes and medicines to the soldiers and displaced people in Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Territorial Defence Force, civi... Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Territorial Defence Force, civilian armed group taking shelter due to Russian attacks. Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Territorial defence, civilian&a... Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Territorial defence, civilian armed group prepares for the Russian invasion in Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Asher Joseph Cherkaskyi, a lieu... Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.

Asher Joseph Cherkaskyi, a lieutenant in Dnipro's Territorial Defence Force posing for a picture. Territorial defence, civilian armed group prepares for the Russian invasion in Dnipro, Ukraine. Feb 28, 2022.