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.

Activities of daily survival

β€œThis is how we collect water for washing and other everyday needs.
An ATV, a few barrels, a water pump, an EcoFlow, and an old well. 😁🀘πŸ’ͺπŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯” – submitted by Commander Serhii Kashyrin of Gimli Division, currently defending Kostiantynivka direction of Ukraine.