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.

A Cooking Pot at the Front Line

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This is a cast-iron pot that was hit by shrapnel and cracked, and I welded it so I could cook food in it.

-Perun defender