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Growing up in a war conflicted region, I have always been deeply aware of the possibility of loss. Photography empowers me to share this insight, demonstrating the horrible, equalizing moment of the possibility of loss, the universality of...
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Neighbors and friends of Pavel Pavelko, 42, one of three pro Russia militiamen killed April 20, in a shooting by unknown gunmen at a checkpoint, mourning during his funeral procession in Alexandrovska village, 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from Slovyansk.
Residents who support Russia stamp on the Ukrainian flag, during the funeral of Yulia Izotova, a 21-year-old nurse who was killed in fighting between pro-Russian protesters and the Ukrainian military, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
Donetsk people militia men, helping a civilian who was caught in cross fire during a shootout in Donetsk airport between the Ukrainian army and pro russia separatists.
A man reacts next to the body of a man who supports Russia in Krasnoarmeisk, Ukrainian national guardsmen opened fire on a crowd outside a town hall, trying to stop the May 11 refferndum from taking place in the village.
Members of the band from Kharkiv, performing in front of UA army soldiers, in one of the many front line positions, in the city of Avdiivka, which was the scene of heavy fighting between DPR forces and the UA army during 2014-2015.
A man passes by the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), near Hrabove village, Donetsk Oblast.
it was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 July 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board.
The funeral proccesion of Victor Chyuyokov (78), who died from shelling with five more civilans, on September 14, near his home during a shelling dual bettwen the Ukrainan army and the DPR, near Donetsk airport.
Milena, aged 11, playing around Ukrainian army frontline positions, where she lives with her parents, at the edge of Maryinka.
distance between UA army and DPR forces positions is around 500 meters in this area. some civilians still leave close to the front line, as they don't have anywhere to go too.
Residents of Petrovsiky district take refuge in the local hospital, after heavy shelling came near their houses which are closer to the frontline.
Donetsk.
A woman who supports Russia and a Ukrainian Army commander take cover from the rain while Pro Russia civilians block the road in the village of Andreevka, 10 km south of Slavyanks.
Family members of people who had to flee from the city of Debaltseve, crying after their relatives left on a bus.
Debaltseve was a scene of heavy fighting between UA army and DPR forces, eventually it fell to DPR hands.
Sonya, aged 78, one of the last 11 civilians living in the village of Pisky, heading back to her home after talking to Ukrainian army soldiers.
population of the village before the war is estimated at 3000 people.
A house partially destroyed by shelling, now used as a Ukrainian army position, in front line city of Maryinka. the distance between the positions of both fighting parties varies around 300 meters to 1-2km.
Bodies are being pilled up in the a morgue van after a mortar attack on a residential bus in the city of Donetsk, which has left 8 people dead and many wounded.
Residents of Slovyanks, a city that was under control of Donetsk people militia, and was captured by the UA army, fixing their house which was destroyed by shelling.
Sergei N. Kosyak (c) leading a peace prayer at the Christian Aid Center of the Transfiguration Church in Maryinka,
About 6,000 civilians, including 350 children, remain in the city, about half of the prewar population. Two schools also remain open.
Young adults, partying during Mariupol City Festival. a three days music festival, with many of the most famous Ukrainian bands playing during the festival days.
The city, which lies by the Sea of Azov, was held by DPR forces for some time in 2014, before taken back by the Ukrainian army.
A civilian who joined the Territorial Defence as a volunteer, holds his gun as he and other civilians are standing guard in a checkpoint at the outskirts of Kyiv, on the 5th day of the war.
Yevgeni (50), was injured while driving his car away from his village, Pdilisia, towards Brovary city after Russian forces had opened fire inside the village. Fleeing the fighting with three other civilians including his wife, the car went over a mine. Three were eventually rescued by a Ukrainian army ambulance team, who took them to the hospital in Brovary. One passenger died in the explosion.
A house in the outskirts of Irpin city destroyed by Russian shelling. The city became the site of military engagement during the Kyiv offensive when Russian forces took the Hostomel airport in the north of the city to facilitate their advance southward towards Kyiv. Under Russian artillery fire, the Ukrainians were able to repel and destroy multiple forces in their attempt to move Into the city.
Residents of Saltovka, staying in an underground makeshift shelter, under school number 172. as this area of Kharkiv city, is under Russian army shelling.
On the outskirts of Irpin city a civilian, suspected of being a Russian spy, is questioned by Ukrainian soldiers when he is found close to their position in his car. After some terrifying moments he is cleared and given free passage.
The body of a civilian who was shot by Russian soldiers on March 5, 2022, laying in the street close to the central park in West Irpin city. According to Human Rights Watch, on March 6, 2022 an intersection on a road used by residents of Irpin to escape the fighting was bombarded by Russian forces. As of 24 March 2022, eighty per cent of the city had been successfully recaptured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from its Russian occupiers. On 28 March, Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn announced that all of Irpin was fully liberated by the Ukrainian army.
Residents of Irpin wait to be evacuated under a destroyed bridge that connects the city to Kyiv. Volunteers and Ukrainian army personnel help them cross the bridge and get to safety. Although Ukrainian forces were able to repel and destroy multiple forces invading Irpin it remained a dangerous battle zone for days.
Ukrainian soldiers take cover during heavy shelling by Russian forces at the entrance of Hostomel city.
On 24 February 2022, the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hostomel and the Hostomel Airport were attacked by the Russian military during their attempt to capture the whole town. Initially, Ukrainian counter offensives were unable to retake the town but a major Russian withdrawal from Kyiv Oblast in late March and early April saw Hostomel completely retaken from the Russian occupiers.
A volunteer keeps an elderly woman warm during the evacuation of civilians from Irpin city. Irpin became the site of a battlefield engagement during the Kyiv offensive. Russian forces took the Hostomel airport in the north of the city to facilitate an advance southwards, around Kyiv. The city was shelled by Russian artillery while the Ukrainians were able to repel and destroy multiple forces attempting to move into the town.
Valeria (19) checking her destroyed apartment, after heavy shelling by the Russian army hit her city of Byshiv, located around 60km south west of Kyiv.
Blood stains show the spot where a civilian was killed the previous day during shelling by the Russian army in the outskirts of Irpin city.
Irpin became the site of engagement during the Kyiv offensive. Russian forces took the Hostomel airport in the north of the city to facilitate an advance southwards, around Kyiv. Under Russian artillery fire, the Ukrainians were able to repel and destroy multiple forces in their attempts to move into the city.
Her sorrow clearly evident, a resident of Kyiv waits in the train station to leave the city with her family, heading towards Lviv. Initially, Russian forces captured key areas to the north and west of Kyiv, leading to international speculation of the city's imminent fall, and an exodus of civilians who fled the city.
On the outskirts of Irpin city, a civilian, suspected of being a Russian spy, pleads for his life.
After some terrifying moments he is cleared and given free passage.
The body of Anatoli Shulhach (75), who was shot by Russian soldiers on March 12 in the village of Sabuchia, is being transferred from the Bucha city morgue to a van, for a reburial. Shulhach died from his wounds, 5 days after he was shot. He was buried in Sabuchia, but his body needed to be exhumed, in order to document war crimes committed by Russian soldiers during the occupation of Bucha and its surrounding areas.
Heavy damaged houses, after Russian army shelling, in the village of Vilkhivka, which was liberated by Ukrainian forces on March 26, 2022.
local residents said that around 60-70 people left the village with the reterting Russian army, as they didnt want to stay under Ukrainian rule.
Anastasia Globenka (72) sobes outside her neighbor's home in the Village of Vilkhivka. (on the outskirts of Kharkiv city) , as she and other elder residents struggle to make ends meet, getting food and supplies from volunteers.
The village was liberated by Ukrainian forces on March 26, 2022.
Ukrainian army soldiers looking at the bodies of 11 Russian soldiers in the village of Vilkhivka, recently librated by Ukrainian forces near Kharkiv city.
local residents said that around 60-70 people left the village with the reterting Russian army, as they didnt want to stay under Ukrainian rule.