Barista, mayor, musician, mechanic, electrician, and many other professions RFE/RL correspondent Serhiy Nuzhnenko asked Ukrainian military personnel what they had been in civilian life.
In March 2022, at the height of the Russian invasion, RFE/RL's Serhiy Nuzhnenko was one of the first photojournalists to enter the still contested town of Bucha. More than one year on, the photographer has visited the sites of some of his photographs of devastation to find a town transformed.
RFE/RL photojournalist Serhiy Nuzhnenko was in the trenches as Kyiv’s forces renewed their efforts to break through Russian defenses near the embattled city of Bakhmut.
RFE/RL photojournalist Serhiy Nuzhnenko spent time with a Ukrainian infantry unit as its members endured moments of quiet solace interspersed with terror as they battled Russian invaders near the eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha.