Serhii Korovayny

Documentary Photographer + Visual storyteller + Fulbright scholar

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Russian-Ukrainian War

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Location: Ukraine

Nationality: Ukrainian

Biography: Sergey Korovayny is a visual storyteller and Fulbright scholar based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He works with editorial and commercial photography, video, and VR. As a photojournalist, Sergey worked with Ukrainian and international media, including... MORE

People attending the "Para...y capacities here. Kyiv Ukraine

People attending the "Parade" of the destroyed russian military vehicles and equipment in the center of Kyiv during the Independance day of Ukraine on August 24, 2023. Before the war, Ukraine used to conduct real parades of its military capacities here. Kyiv Ukraine

Medics of the 53 Brigade of the...vka, Ukraine Karlivka, Ukraine

Medics of the 53 Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine helping Stanislav, 24, who recieved abdominal wound on April 18, 2023, near Avdiivka, Ukraine Karlivka, Ukraine

IZIUM, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8: The ...paton. YUZHNOUKRAINSK, UKRAINE

IZIUM, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8: The mass gravesite with the bodies of 449 Ukrainain civillians and servicemen found in Izium, Ukraine, after its liberation from Russian army in October 2022. Majority of people burried here were killed by Russian troops during the occupaton. YUZHNOUKRAINSK, UKRAINE

Yura showing around her burned ... destruction. Fenevichi Ukraine

Yura showing around her burned house in Fenevichy, Kyiv region of Ukraine. The village suffered a short but devastating time under occupation when the Russian army was advancing towards Kyiv. Russians retreated from the Kyiv region in early April and left behind dead civilians and destruction. Fenevichi Ukraine

The civilian bus is burning. In...s destroyed. Mykolaiv, Ukraine

The civilian bus is burning. In the evening of July 23, Russians fired 4 rockets Kalibr to the civilian neighbourhood in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. As a result of the attack, 4 people were injured, and residential houses, school and vehicles destroyed. Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plan...ern frontline Nikopol, Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, controlled by russians, seen across the river from Nikopol, Ukraine. After the Kakhovka dam destruction, the Dnipro river water level dropped significantly, showing the bottom of what used to be a Kakhovka reservour. Ukrainian officials made a statement that russia mined the nuclear plant and preparing to make am incident on it to prevent the ongoing Ukrainian advance on the southern frontline Nikopol, Ukraine

Scenes of the Saltivka neighbou...st all Kharkiv region. Kharkiv

Scenes of the Saltivka neighbourhood in Kharkiv. This area was heavely damages by Russian army during previous 7 month of the war. Now, for the first time since the beginning of invasion, this place is not under the constant threat of the shelling, as Ukrainian Armed Forces made Russians retreated from the almost all Kharkiv region. Kharkiv

Roman, call sign ACDC, posing f..., Ukraine Zelenodolsk, Ukraine

Roman, call sign ACDC, posing for a portrait in Zelenodolsk, Ukraine Zelenodolsk, Ukraine

Destroyed vehicle with the Ukra...vyansk, Ukraine Donetsk region

Destroyed vehicle with the Ukrainian flag near Slovyansk, Ukraine Donetsk region

Volunteers, modtly young people...aggressor as soon as possible.

Volunteers, modtly young people, weave camouflage nets in Lviv, western Ukraine. A huge volunteer movement took place throughout Ukraine after the Russian invasion. People who are not fighting want to help their army defeat the aggressor as soon as possible.

Serhii Chudinovich, priest from...ch 2022. Kropivnitsky, Ukraine

Serhii Chudinovich, priest from Kherson, was kept inprisoned and tortured by Russians in March 2022. Kropivnitsky, Ukraine

Ukrainain GRAD MLRS launching t...quot; set of up to 40 rockets.

Ukrainain GRAD MLRS launching the rocket towards Russian positions on the frontline in Donetsk region of Ukraine. Due to the shortahge of ammo Ukrainians have to shell one or two rockets to do so-called "disturbing fire"i nstead of the "normal" set of up to 40 rockets.

The team of the Grad MLRS resti...y complete around 15 missions.

The team of the Grad MLRS resting at their base in between missions. Each time they get an order, they quickly pack and drive the Grad to the one of the few nearby launching sites. For two days of their shift, they complete around 15 missions.

Yaroslav bandaging the monument...ices started to clear rubbles.

Yaroslav bandaging the monument of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko damaged by Russian fire in Borodyanka, suburb of Kyiv. 29 residential buildings and many more private houses were ruined by Russian airstrikes on March 4 during the battle for Kyiv. According to city officials, there are confirmed bodies of residents under the rubbles. After the Russians retreated, emergency services started to clear rubbles.

Russian POWs at the unclosed lo...tline. Donetsk region, Ukraine

Russian POWs at the unclosed location on Eastern Ukraine. Most of them were captured resently an the Southern direction as Ukrainian couneroffense taking shape all over the frontline. Donetsk region, Ukraine

Tymophey, 8, painitng in the ba...nt in fear of future shellings

Tymophey, 8, painitng in the basement of the kindergarden. The village of Kutuzivka was occupied by Russia for weeks and was recently liberated by Ukrainain army on April 27, 2022. Village was heavely destroyed during the battlefield, and people still living in basement in fear of future shellings

Olha Kovalova, 30, refugee from...ver the country. Kyiv, Ukraine

Olha Kovalova, 30, refugee from Kharkiv, preparing tea with her daughter Polina, 3, at therir appartment in Kyiv on October 24, 2022. She uses candels, as she and her neighbours voluntarily saving electricity and avoidning using light in peak hours, when the electricity consumption is maximal among households. After russian attacks to Ukrainian power plants, following by electricity outages, Ukrainian citizens have to safe energy all over the country. Kyiv, Ukraine

Dancers performing "Lisova...nipro, Ukraine Dnipro, Ukraine

Dancers performing "Lisova Pisnya"("Forest Song") ballet in Dnipro Opera theater in Dnipro, Ukraine Dnipro, Ukraine

worker and volunteer saved this...cials report. Kherson, Ukraine

worker and volunteer saved this dog from the flooded area of Kherson, Ukraine. On June 6, russian federadion blew a Kakhovka Dam on the Dnipro river in Southern Ukraine. It caused a catastrophic flood in more than 80 villages and cities, as Ukrainian officials report. Kherson, Ukraine

People loading to the evacuatio...sk, Donetsk region. Chasiv Yar

People loading to the evacuation train from Donbas to Dnipro in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. Chasiv Yar

Ukrainian HIMARS (High Mobility...d in Donetsk region of Ukraine

Ukrainian HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) firing from the road in Donetsk region of Ukraine

Friends and relatives of Victor...her funeral among others. Lviv

Friends and relatives of Victoria Amelina, writer and poet from Lviv, attending her funeral in Lviv, Ukraine. Victoria was wounded on June 27 during russian rocket strike at Ria pizza restraint in Kramatorsk and died on July 1 from wounds in Dnipro. People who were on that tragic evening in Ria, attending her funeral among others. Lviv

Life in Zaporizhzhya continues ...he city. Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

Life in Zaporizhzhya continues despite the war south of the city. Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

Kids visiting the destroyed bui...uilding here. Kherson, Ukraine

Kids visiting the destroyed building at their neighbourhood in Kherson. in Kherson, Ukraine. At the third day of the russians'destruction of the Kakhovka dam, russian military started again to shell the city with artillery. Yesterday, on June 8, the shell destroyed part of the residential building here. Kherson, Ukraine

Lubov Havrilova showing the hom... Russians. Mala Rohan, Ukraine

Lubov Havrilova showing the home of her son in the village Mala Rohan near Kharkiv. Her son dissapeared the day after Ukrainian forces deoccupied the village from Russian occupation. Lubov thinks Ukrainians took her son in custody because he collaborated with Russians. Mala Rohan, Ukraine

The girl exploring the cemetery... Irpin, Ukraine Irpin, Ukraine

The girl exploring the cemetery of burned civilian cars in Irpin, Ukraine Irpin, Ukraine

In Kyiv, friends, relatives and...he Russian-Ukrainain war. Kyiv

In Kyiv, friends, relatives and comrades attend funeral of the Ukrainain soldier Volodymyr Prymachenko, who was killed in during the Russian-Ukrainain war. Kyiv

Sorush Zali, Ukrainian artist, ...the occupation. Irpin, Ukraine

Sorush Zali, Ukrainian artist, performs the Arno Babajanyan Elegy in the destroyed house of culdute in Irpin, Ukraine. he dedicates this performanse to all sorrow and grief Ukrainains endured during the occupation. Irpin, Ukraine

Resque workers cleaning the are...k, Ukraine Kramatorsk, Ukraine

Resque workers cleaning the area of the Russian rocket attacks of February 1 and February 2 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine Kramatorsk, Ukraine

In the Kyiv suburb of Borodyank...ices started to clear rubbles.

In the Kyiv suburb of Borodyanka, 29 residential buildings and many more private houses were ruined by Russian airstrikes on March 4 during the battle for Kyiv. According to city officials, there are confirmed bodies of residents under the rubbles. After the Russians retreated, emergency services started to clear rubbles.

Prepared new graves for the KIA...till nowadays. Dnipro, Ukraine

Prepared new graves for the KIA Ukrainian soldiers at the military cemetery in Dnipro, Ukraine. Here, dozens of Ukrainain soldiers are burried since 2014 till nowadays. Dnipro, Ukraine

Stretchers covered in blood are...emain inside. Bakhmut, Ukraine

Stretchers covered in blood are seen near milltary hospital in Bakhmut. The city in Donetsk region is heavely destroyed as it became a scene of the heavy battles between Russian and Ukrainian armed forces. The city is almnost empty, with only around 12000 civillians remain inside. Bakhmut, Ukraine

At the morning of October 10, 2...d and wounded civillians, Kyiv

At the morning of October 10, 2022, russians attacked ukrainian civil infrastructure all over the country. In Kyiv, 5 explosions happened, there are killed and wounded civillians, Kyiv

In Kyiv Patriarchal Cathedral o...F-16s for Ukraine. Kyiv Ukraine

In Kyiv Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Ukrainians farewell Andrew "Juice" Pilshchykov.Family, friends, relatives and strangers gathered together for the funeral of the pilot, who died among two other Ukrainian pilots after two training planes came down west of Kyiv. Juice was a well-known advocate of F-16s for Ukraine. Kyiv Ukraine

Soldiers of the 24th brigade of...e in Donetsk region of Ukraine

Soldiers of the 24th brigade of AFU firing the 82mm mortar towards Russian positions on the frontline in Donetsk region of Ukraine

In undisclosed location somewhe...ion had begun. Western Ukraine

In undisclosed location somewhere at Western Ukraine, Melitopol entrepreneur Anatoly Kuzmin created a mortar shells factory after he was forced to leave Melitopol after russian occupation had begun. Western Ukraine

Artillery unit of 93 Brigade of...hmut direction. Donetsk region

Artillery unit of 93 Brigade of the Armed forces of Ukraine using self-propelled howitzer 2S3 "Akatsiya" to fire russian troops on Bakhmut direction. Donetsk region

In the central park of Bucha, s...ore recovering. Bucha, Ukraine

In the central park of Bucha, soldiers of the 30th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are listening to a concert in their honor. The unit has just returned from the east fore recovering. Bucha, Ukraine

Dnipro-1, regiment of tje Natio...ntline. Dnipro region, Ukraine

Dnipro-1, regiment of tje National Guard of Ukraine, conducting military drills in the forest in Dnipro region, Ukraine. This regiment has been fighting at Eastern Ukraine since the beginning of full-scale invasion. Now, they are on rotation. Every day, soldiers conducting trainings in preparation for the returinng back to the frontline. Dnipro region, Ukraine

Kasper, medic, in the village o...nse lines. Blahodatne, Ukraine

Kasper, medic, in the village of Blahodatne. This village in Donetsk region of Ukraine became one of the first ones liberated by Ukrainian military from russian troops during the summer Ukrainian counterofensive. There are no civillians remaining in the village, as Ukrainians continue to push south tovards main russian defense lines. Blahodatne, Ukraine

Olha Shevchenko feeding her son...ction danger. Kharkiv, Ukraine

Olha Shevchenko feeding her son Zhenya, born on March 4, 2022. Up to 20 people from Kharkiv region are living in the basement in the industrial zone in Kharkiv, Ukraine. There villages became an epicenter of the fight between Ukrainin and Russian forces. Even if some of the villages have been already liberated from Russians by Ukrainian army, people still can't return to their homes because of the military action danger. Kharkiv, Ukraine

People waiting in line for the ...man, Donetsk region of Ukraine

People waiting in line for the warm lunch provided by World Centlal Kithcen humanitarian organization in Lyman, Donetsk region. Every day, locals gather here to receive free portion of soup, main and warm drink. The city was occupied by Russians and liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in October 2022. The humanitarian situation remains difficult, as remaining residents have no access to gas and water, and limited access to electricity. The city was severely damaged during fighting, majority of buildings were destroyed. These days, Russian army continue shelling Lyman, killing civillians and destroing more houses almost daily. Lyman, Donetsk region of Ukraine

Stanislavovich (both call sign ...uthern Donetsk direction, Done

Stanislavovich (both call sign and father name), 51, walking past the tail of the unexploded russian rocket towards the positions of the artillery unit of the 1st Tank Brigade of Ukraine Southern Donetsk direction, Done

Valentina having lunch in the m...remain, mostly elderly people.

Valentina having lunch in the municipal center in Chasiv Yar on March 26, 2024. The city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region has been destroyed by 70%, of the pre-war population of 13,000 people, only 790 remain, mostly elderly people.

At morning of September 30, 202...0 - wounded here. Zaporizhzhia

At morning of September 30, 2022, Russian Federation shelled column of civilian cars in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. 26 people were killed and 50 - wounded here. Zaporizhzhia

The team of the D-30 howitzer f...Ukraine Lyman direction Ukraine

The team of the D-30 howitzer from the 95 Brigade of the AFU uncovering the gun to fire towards Russian targets in Lyman direction on the border between Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine Lyman direction Ukraine

After Russia blew the Kakhovka ...tically. Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

After Russia blew the Kakhovka dam, water lever in Dnipro river in Zaporizhzhia, as wel at other cities above the dam, failed dramatically. Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

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Public Story

Russian-Ukrainian War

Copyright Sergey Korovayny 2024

Updated Mar 2022

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On February 24, 2022, Russia openly invaded Ukraine. Russian president openly claims that Ukrainians have no right to exist as a nation, and Ukraine should be demolished as an independent state.
Now, the decisive moment in this fight began.

Already, Russia has failed to gain its ultimate goals. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, and other main Ukrainian cities are under Ukrainian control. However, the consequences are horrible for my country. Already, more than 10 million Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes. Infrastructure damage is enormous. Russia bombing hospitals, schools, and residential buildings.

Ukraine is fighting for its independence.
As a photographer, I try to capture this great and horrible moment in the history of my country.

Sergey Korovayny

May 21, 2020

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