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.

One Day of life in Donbas Part 2

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Part 2 of our trip with my longtime friend, comrade, and the commander of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion.
On our way to the front-line positions, an enemy FPV drone struck an unmanned ground vehicle that was transporting artillery shells and propellant charges to the artillery positions. The impact scattered the shells and propellant charges all across the road.
To make the route safe for everyone else, we had to move the shells and propellant charges to both sides of the road so that vehicles heading to the front-line positions could pass safely.
This was a potential target for the enemy. Another FPV drone could have easily been guided onto the scattered ammunition, causing a massive explosion with devastating force.

Submitted by Commander Serhii Kashyrin, Gimli Division