Life in the city documented by military photographer Oleh Palchyk
Military photographer Oleh Palchyk documented the lives of civilians in one of the hottest spots, frontline Avdiivka.
Recently, most news has been about the Russian attacks on Avdiivka and Donbass in general. In early October, Oleg Palchyk and the Territorial Defence Media team travelled to Avdiivka, which is still being hard-fought.
"The situation was very tough that day. The enemy used the full range of weapons available: we counted 19 hits from ballistic missiles alone. Tanks, MLRS, mortars - nobody counted. By the time we got back, the road was full of bricks and a large piece of a missile lay in the middle of the crossroads. But we came back anyway. Avdiivka is Ukraine. And it will always be Ukraine."
Oleg Palchyk, military photographer
Palchyk says this is the fourth time he has visited the town in a year. He adds that each time he visits, Avdiivka has more and more destroyed houses and no windows. There has been no electricity, water, gas or heating for more than a year. But about 1,600 civilians still live in the town. Most of them are retired people, but there are also several children. All of them are registered with the city's military administration. Civilians, especially families with children, are being persuaded to leave the town. Only a few agree.
The photographer says people live in basements, heat their rooms using stoves and cook their food on them. The town still has six shops and a hospital. There is an "Point of Invincibility" where you can charge your devices, watch Ukrainian news, do laundry and get a haircut, have coffee and sandwiches, and get medical help and prescriptions.
The material was created with the support of the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
Oleh Palchyk (41) is a military photographer, in the Armed Forces since spring 2022, junior sergeant of the Public Relations Service of the Territorial Defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Before the war he worked as a professional commercial photographer.
Read also: Photographer from Kharkiv Yakiv Lyashenko shot Tragedy in Kharkiv region.The Iskander-M missile strike killed 51 people, including an 8-year-old boy.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
Life in the city documented by military photographer Oleh Palchyk
Military photographer Oleh Palchyk documented the lives of civilians in one of the hottest spots, frontline Avdiivka.
Recently, most news has been about the Russian attacks on Avdiivka and Donbass in general. In early October, Oleg Palchyk and the Territorial Defence Media team travelled to Avdiivka, which is still being hard-fought.
"The situation was very tough that day. The enemy used the full range of weapons available: we counted 19 hits from ballistic missiles alone. Tanks, MLRS, mortars - nobody counted. By the time we got back, the road was full of bricks and a large piece of a missile lay in the middle of the crossroads. But we came back anyway. Avdiivka is Ukraine. And it will always be Ukraine."
Oleg Palchyk, military photographer
Palchyk says this is the fourth time he has visited the town in a year. He adds that each time he visits, Avdiivka has more and more destroyed houses and no windows. There has been no electricity, water, gas or heating for more than a year. But about 1,600 civilians still live in the town. Most of them are retired people, but there are also several children. All of them are registered with the city's military administration. Civilians, especially families with children, are being persuaded to leave the town. Only a few agree.
The photographer says people live in basements, heat their rooms using stoves and cook their food on them. The town still has six shops and a hospital. There is an "Point of Invincibility" where you can charge your devices, watch Ukrainian news, do laundry and get a haircut, have coffee and sandwiches, and get medical help and prescriptions.
The material was created with the support of the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
Oleh Palchyk (41) is a military photographer, in the Armed Forces since spring 2022, junior sergeant of the Public Relations Service of the Territorial Defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Before the war he worked as a professional commercial photographer.
Read also: Photographer from Kharkiv Yakiv Lyashenko shot Tragedy in Kharkiv region.The Iskander-M missile strike killed 51 people, including an 8-year-old boy.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
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