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Basement to despair: Oleg Vinnichenko's battle with mental health in the shadows of captivity

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DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - July 14, 2023: Oleg Vinnichenko is portraited next to a window in his house in Yarovaya. Oleg lives in a state of confusion. He was captured by Russian soldiers in his home in Yarovaya and was forced to remain hidden in a basement with them. Oleg had mental health problems before the occupation, which have worsened due to the suffering he experienced. Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto Yarovaya Ukraine

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - July ... Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - July 14, 2023: A dirty coffee cup on the dining room table in Oleg's home- Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - July 14, 2023: Oleg's sister Inna inside the dirty house of her brother. She takes care of him, but she has also suffered greatly from the occupation. Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - July 14, 2023: Oleg laughs and cries and doesn't stop talking for even a second while it rains on the liberated village. Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - July 14, 2023: Vision of Oleg's garden and the neighbors' destroyed houses. Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto

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Basement to despair: Oleg Vinnichenko's battle with mental health in the shadows of captivity

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