In Kyiv, friends, relatives and comrades attend funeral of the Commander of the Carpathian Sich Battalion Oleg Kutsin, who was killed on June 19 in Kharkiv region during the Russian-Ukrainain war.
Kateryna, 26, smokes at her balcony in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2022. Most of her neighbors left the area, and the buzzing neighborhood is empty and quiet now. “It’s hard to believe I could go for a run in the middle of the night with no concerns about my safety”, Kateryna says.
Sasha and Anton, 5, playing chess near the ruined house at Kyiv, Ukraime
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.
Mess Russians left behind after retreating from Bucha in the office building which they used as their main Bucha base at Yablunska Street,
Roman, 33, soldier of the 103 Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, marrying Iryna, 37, and baptizing their child Solomiya in the Garrison Temple in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 1, 2022. Soon, Roman might leave his family and join the combat mission to protect Ukraine from the invasion of the Russian Federation.
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.
Natalya, resident of the house, watching firefighers working at the rubble of her house in Borodyanka, Ukraine. 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.
Every day, Odesa volunteer hub helping up to 600 refugees from different parts of Ukraine, but mostly from southern cities of Kherson and Mykolaiv. Volunteers give them food, cloths and other goods.
Saltivka neighbourhood, Kharkiv, was destroyed by Russian artilery during the battle for Kharkiv.
Bridge, connecting Kyiv and Irpin, was ruined during the battle for Kyiv in March 2022. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the frontline to safety using this route. Two months after Russians retreat from Kyiv region, the bridge is still in ruins.
Women, who gave her name as Slava, taking shelter at the Heroiv Dnipra subway station Kyiv, Ukraine. As many other people, she stayed here overnight. On February 2022, Russian Federation invaded Ukraine from multiple direction. At the morning of February 25, an air-raid alarm raised in Kyiv, folloving by Russian airstrikes.
Village of Novoselivka, North from Chernihiv
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.
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.
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.
Ukrainians exploring burned Russian tanks and vehicles exposed in the central Kyiv, as Russian-Ukrainian war continues since February 24, 2022
Bucha civil defence unit perform tactical training in the forest Bucha, Ukraine, on June 17, 2022. Most of the people in the unit are volunteers without the real combat experience before the Russian invasion.
Refugees from Slovyansk and area loading in the evacuation bus in the center of Slovyansk, Donetsk region of Ukraine. Dozens of people leaving the area as Russians slowly advance towards the city and the danger of shellings is on rise.
Volunteers covering the Grand Princess Olga of Kyiv monument with the sandbags in attempt to protect it from the damage caused by potential russian strikes.
Soldiers of Dnipro-1 volunteer battalion preparing positions at the outskirts of Slovyansk, Ukraine.
Natalya Tarasenko visits grave of hew husband Vladislav, who was killed 10 days ago as he was fighting with Russians near his home town of Kramatorsk, Donbas region of Ukraine. He was burried here just yesterday.
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.
At the Ukrainian infantry positions at the border of Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, soldiers are doing their daily job of reinforcing and camouflaging. The Russian positions locate in just 5 kilometers distance from this place.
Resident of Mykilaiv chatting via phone and sharing news about the attack. 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.
Sasha, call sign Matros (“Sailor”) checking the area with the binoculars. At the Ukrainian infantry positions at the border of Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, soldiers are doing their daily job of reinforcing and camouflaging. The Russian positions locate in just 5 kilometers distance from this place.
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 regional administration was attacked by Russian missle on April 7, 2022
Sophia and her family just escaped Russian occupation and going to Kyiv from Kherson region.
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
On their weekend, civilians in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv learn how to use AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles. As for now, the Ukrainian army holds defense far from Lviv, but the situation can be changed any time, locals say. In this case, they want to be ready to protect their homes from Russian ivasion.
Maria Shevchenko and her daughter Zlata celebrate Easter at the Mikhailovsky Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian soldiers with local residents prepare positions on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine
Refugees from Donbas region loads in the evacuation bus which will take them to the train station in Pokrovsk, Ukraine
Serhii Korovainyi is a photojournalist covering the Russian-Ukrainian war. A frequent contributor to Wall Street Journal, he has also worked with Time, Washington Post, The Guardian, Financial Times, and others. In personal projects, Serhii focuses on conflict, environmental issues, refugees, healthcare and more.