Serhii Korovayny

Documentary Photographer + Visual storyteller + Fulbright scholar

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The New Symphony of Donbas

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A man is fishing near the Azovs...sian-sieged Mariupol. Mariupol

A man is fishing near the Azovstal plant in the Kalmius River near the Azov Sea on March 22, 2021. In a year, the Azovstal plant will become the last stronghold of the Ukrainian army and civilians in the Russian-sieged Mariupol. Mariupol

Members of Russian proxy milita...square of Khartsyzsk, Ukraine.

Members of Russian proxy military forces from the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and residents of the Russian-controlled town of Khartsyzsk attended a New Year performance by the local children's dance group on the main square of Khartsyzsk, Ukraine.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lib.... Bohorodychne, Donetsk region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Bohorodychne on September 11, 2022. This place was destroyed during the fighting. As for winter 2022, there are no signs of people living here. Bohorodychne, Donetsk region

Medics of the 53 Brigade of the...ka, Ukraine. Karlivka, Ukraine

Medics of the 53 Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine helping Stanislav, 24, who recieved an abdominal wound on April 18, 2023, near Avdiivka, Ukraine. Karlivka, Ukraine

Olexiy prepares wood for his st...t the place. Ocheretine Ukraine

Olexiy prepares wood for his stove in the frontline town of Ocheretine, Donetsk region of Ukraine. He uses debris from the windows of houses destroyed by the Russian shelling of the city. In his flat, no windows remain as well. The situation got worse in Ocheretine after the fall of Avdiivka, as Russians started to use aviation to hit the place. Ocheretine Ukraine

In 2014, the Ukrainian-Russian ...beach near the Azovstal plant.

In 2014, the Ukrainian-Russian conflict began. It strongly affected Mariupol, which ended up being in the center of the warzone in 2014-2015. As for 2020, the frontline is still close to the city. Ukrainian military units are based in the area. In the picture, two people from different units celebrate their marriage on the beach near the Azovstal plant.

A refugee kid looks through the... much safer. Pokrovsk, Ukraine

A refugee kid looks through the bus window as the other refugees from the frontline towns and villages of the Donetsk region of Ukraine load onto the evacuation bus. The bus will take them to the train station in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. From there, people will go to other cities in Ukraine, which are much safer. Pokrovsk, Ukraine

Rescue workers are cleaning the...ts around. Kramatorsk, Ukraine

Rescue workers are cleaning the area of the Russian rocket attacks of February 1 and February 2 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region of Ukraine. This time, Russian missiles hit the residential area with no military targets around. Kramatorsk, Ukraine

Russian prisoners of war are wa...tline. Donetsk region, Ukraine

Russian prisoners of war are waiting for transport at the unclosed location in Eastern Ukraine on June 12, 2023. Most of them were captured in the Southern direction as the Ukrainian Summer 2023 counteroffensive took shape all over the frontline. Donetsk region, Ukraine

Kids dressed in the colors of t...yzsk on May 9, 2016 Khartsyzsk

Kids dressed in the colors of the flag of the so-called unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic, a Russian proxy state at the Donetsk region territory, participating in the World War 2 Victory Day parade in Russian-controlled Khartsyzsk on May 9, 2016 Khartsyzsk

The girl wearing a traditional ...t 24, 2019 Kramatorsk, Ukraine

The girl wearing a traditional Ukrainian headband posing for a picture during the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region of Ukraine, on August 24, 2019 Kramatorsk, Ukraine

An artillery unit of the 93 Bri...ebruary 2, 2023 Donetsk region

An artillery unit of the 93 Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine getting a self-propelled howitzer 2S3 "Akatsiya" ready for the work towards russian troops in Bakhmut direction on February 2, 2023 Donetsk region

Dmitriy Serov (left) and his fr...le's Republic. Khartsyzsk

Dmitriy Serov (left) and his friend Sasha were hanging out in Chekhov's Park in the occupied Donbas town of Khartsyzsk on May 10, 2015. In a few years, Dmytriy will become a collaborator and join the police of the unrecognized and Russian-controlled Donetsk People's Republic. Khartsyzsk

Alla Baltuck, 80, calming her g...left the Chasiv Yar last year.

Alla Baltuck, 80, calming her grandson Serhii, left, as she prepares to leave her home in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region of Ukraine. She decided to flee to Kyiv after months in the war zone. Yesterday, her house was shelled by Russian artillery. Serhii react emotionally because his mother and wife have also left the Chasiv Yar last year.

The Mariupol soccer team is tra... destroyed the plant. Mariupol

The Mariupol soccer team is training at the stadium near the Azovstal steel factory's slagheap on June 6, 2019. Before the full-scale Russian invasion, the plant was one of the city's biggest employers, providing jobs to Mariupol residents and supporting the local community, including this team. In February-May 2022, the Russian army completely destroyed the plant. Mariupol

A senior sergeant with the call...an war since 2014. Svitlodarsk

A senior sergeant with the call sign "Brother" from the 24 Ukrainian Brigade shows his tattoo with the typical Donbas landscape in the background: a coal mine with slag hips. Originally from Lviv, Brother has participated in the Russian-Ukrainian war since 2014. Svitlodarsk

The landscape of the Mariupol c...he siege of Mariupol. Mariupol

The landscape of the Mariupol city cemetery with the view of the Illicha steel plant in the background, photographed in the Fall of 2021. A year later, Russians destroyed the city with two steel plants and dug trenches near this palace to mass bury Ukrainian civilians and soldiers killed during the siege of Mariupol. Mariupol

On August 29, 2020, 7-year-old ...ur other brothers and sisters.

On August 29, 2020, 7-year-old David Minus participated in a free psychological rehabilitation class for children of war from the "Voices of Children" charitable foundation in the frontline village of Zolote, Luhansk region. His family consists of a single father, Vasyl Minus, and four other brothers and sisters.

Portrait of Zlatoslava Piven, 1...vernment-controlled territory.

Portrait of Zlatoslava Piven, 18, student of the veterinarian college in the frontline Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region of Ukraine, on October 9, 2020. Initially from the Russian-controlled Horlivka, Zlatoslava chose to live in the Ukrainian government-controlled territory.

Yury, 41, driver of the T-64 ta...h 17, 2024 Bakhmut area Ukraine

Yury, 41, driver of the T-64 tank from the 93 Brigade of AFU, posing for portait inside his tank in the forest near the frontline in Bakhmut area in Donetsk region of Ukraine on March 17, 2024 Bakhmut area Ukraine

Ukrainian HIMARS (High Mobility...the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

Ukrainian HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) firing from the road in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

A rescue worker and policeman h...ary 3, 2023. Pokrovsk, Ukraine

A rescue worker and policeman helped an elderly lady from the frontline village load the evacuation train from the contested region of Donbas to rare Ukrainian territories on February 3, 2023. Pokrovsk, Ukraine

The team of the Grad MLRS resti...y complete around 15 missions.

The team of the Grad MLRS resting at their base in between missions. Each time they get an order, they quickly pack and drive the Grad to the one of the few nearby launching sites. For two days of their shift, they complete around 15 missions.

Birds fly over the reserve of t...netsk region. Kurakhove Ukraine

Birds fly over the reserve of the Kurakhove Power Plant on January 20, 2024. Located within 10 miles of the frontline, this power plant remains the last functional plant in the Donetsk region. Kurakhove Ukraine