


Between Normality and War: The Everyday Resilience of Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine — June 26, 2026: Serhii Uzlov, originally from Donbas, offers his guiding services at the open-air exhibition in Mykhailivska Square. Uzlov lost his home following Russia's invasion. Before the full-scale war, he worked as a guide in Chornobyl, a profession that disappeared almost overnight.
Photo ID: DM_Ukraine_Kyiv_society_26062026_23
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Author: Dimitra Margariti
@Dimitra Margariti
Photo size: 20.0 Mpixels (57.1 MB uncompressed) - 5472x3648 pixels (18.2x12.2 in / 46.3x30.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Chernobyl, civilians, conflict, daily life, Dimitra Margariti, documentary photography, drone attacks, Europe, internally displaced persons, Kyiv, Lukianivka, MedPress, memorials, missile strikes, photojournalism, reconstruction, resilience, Russia-Ukraine War, Russian invasion, Serhii Uzlov, tourism, Ukraine, war
Published in: Between Normality and War: Daily Life in Kyiv