They Were Not Soldiers

This curated project shares photographs and personal perspectives from the Ukrainian front lines, focusing on the lived experiences of those often reduced to a single label. Through their own images, it explores how fathers, daughters, and ordinary people cope, survive, and hold onto humanity in extraordinary circumstances.

The Animals Who Remained

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Almost no civilians remain.

But the animals stayed.

They came from empty homes, from nearby streets, from wherever they could – until they found the soldiers.

No one worries about names here.
Ginger is just Ginger.
Bearded is just Bearded.

What matters is that they are fed.
That they are safe.
That someone is there.

The soldiers of Gimli Division take care of them – with what they have, and what they’re given.

Because they are their younger brothers now.