Due to the ongoing war, the villagers often skip local celebrations. They don't think it's appropriate to be happy, when their husbands, fathers and brothers risk their lives at the front.
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The price of patriotism

In a small Hutsul village near Romania, men have left their families at home and are fighting in the war. Anna lives high in the mountains. Her sons and relatives went to the front. 21-year-old Ivan guards the Ukrainian border. 25-year-old Yura returned home after months of fighting in Bachmut. He struggles with combat stress. 38-year-old Mykola died in Bakhmut. He fathered two daughters...
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Małgorzata Leszczyńska

freelance photographer
Freelance photographer. She specializes in documentary photography. She is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Photography. She is the author of the series: "Life goes on" about Ukrainians who fight for their country, "Red zone" about loneliness in Covid hospital wards closed to visitors, "It happens" about the work of rescue teams.