Documenting Dramatic Transformation of Ukraine’s Army
Hromadske, with permission of the authors, published some photos from the photobook.
The presentation of the photobook “RAW: A History of Changes in Ukrainians and in the Ukrainian Armed Forces”, which documents the transformations of the Ukrainian army and society in the period between 2014 and 2016, took place in Kyiv.
The book includes 137 documentary photos taken by 33 photographers from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and the USA. Photos were taken at the forefront and behind the lines and are followed by explanations about the place, time and circumstances under which they were taken.
Thus, the stories presented in the book allow monitoring and documenting of the formation of the modern Ukrainian Armed forces through the memories of witnesses and direct participants of this process.
Hromadske, with permission of the authors, published some photos from the photobook.
July 12, 2015
Avdiyivka, Donetsk region
Soldiers of the Voluntary Ukrainian Corps “Right Sector” (DUK) are returning from their military positions.
Photo: Valeriy Puzik
December 2, 2014
Pisky village, Donetsk region
Ukrainian soldiers are taking ammunition for the gun by a specially equipped armored vehicle in the village of Pisky, not far from the Donetsk airport.
Photo: Anatoliy Stepanov
March 19, 2016
Pavlopil village, Donetsk region
2 Ukrainian soldiers are getting back to their positions after visiting the shop under a snowstorm.
Photo: Brendan Hoffman
August 19, 2014
Grabske village, Donetsk region
An officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, commander of the sapper platoon, Vitaliy Chernykh is waiting out the mortar shelling. He survived in the Ilovaisk tragedy and managed to take his soldiers out of the encirclement.
Photo: Oleksandr Glyadelov
March 29, 2015
Avdiyivka, Donetsk region
Commander of the 95th brigade Igor Gerasymenko and commander of the 25th company Petro Zakhozhyi are coordinating further actions at the base of the 25th brigade in the post office of Avdiyivka.
Photo: Ivan Bogdan
July 5, 2014
Slovyansk, Donetsk region
Larysa, a 30-year-old woman from Mykolayivka, a town near Slovyansk of the Donetsk region, was hospitalized after her house was destroyed by shelling on the 5th of July, 2014. Shortly before this happened, the Ukrainian Army reclaimed Slovyansk and the surrounding cities, which were occupied by pro-Russian fighters for more than 2 months.
Photo: Oleksiy Furman
June 16, 2015
Shyrokyne village, Donetsk region
Paramedics Mykola and Dasha provide first medical aid to the injured.
Photo: Olga Yakymovych
September 14, 2014
Schastya, Luhansk region
A soldier from the volunteer battalion “Aidar” at the block-post not far from Schastya, Luhansk region.
Photo: Viktor Gurnyak
March 12, 2015
Slovyansk, Donetsk region
Destroyed bridge in Slovyansk.
Photo: Sergiy Polozheka
May 2015
Krymske village, Luhansk region
Road to Krymske village, near Luhansk.
Photo: Sergiy Morgunov