IIra and her daughter at the Yablunskaya Street playground. "To feel happy, I need the war to end. My husband and I lost our house. We will only be happy if the house is rebuilt. I also want to have a job to rebuild our country. So that we have health. And for the children to be happy. Because if my children are not happy, I probably won't be either." - Ira said.

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Bucha is going back to live.

In less than a month, in March 2022, Land Forces of the Russian Federation committed a war crime in Bucha during a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is estimated that more than 400 unarmed Ukrainian civilians. Bucha is coming back to life, is a story about returning to life, however, still marked by the trauma of war.

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Marcin Kruk

freelance photographer

Born in '82 in Ustrzyki Dolne (Poland), currently lives in Kyiv (Ukraine). Member of Archive of Public Protests (A-P-P). Independent documentary photographer focused on long-term documentaries about the war in Ukraine and impact to the society.