Ten photos before Ukrainian lives changed forever
Life changed in an instant in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Her name is Fura, which means truck. My sister rescued her from the side of a highway when she was a kitten. I don't remember exactly what I was feeling but I know we were cracking jokes. We did talk about the possibility of a Russian invasion, but then all together we were like: "Nah". We left our home on 24 February. I drove for three days to the western part of Ukraine to bring my family to a safer place.
Even though we lost, we were happy because we had played well. I didn't believe at the time that a war would happen.A driving lesson and a coffee cupI took this picture of a "Paris I love you" coffee cup on 22 February 2022 after a driving lesson. It was part of a photo project I've been working on.
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