The «Medium of instruction» project is a continuation of the photo series I shot in the military zone in Donbas in 2017.
In 2022, Russian troops occupied part of the Kyiv region. Part As a result of the fighting, the city infrastructure was destroyed. 2,102 educational institutions of Ukraine were damaged due to Russian bombing and shelling. Of them, 215 were completely destroyed.
The photographs show young people living in the de-occupied settlements of the Kyiv region. Soon these children will become full members of society. They will have to bear on their shoulders the future that has grown out of today’s militarized reality.

2022