In Lviv, western Ukraine, it almost seems like there's no war going on. People are just going about their daily life, thousands of kilometers away from the Donbas region, where Ukrainian and Russian troops have been actively fighthing. This series is a direct account of what I saw in Lviv.

​A mother with his children on a train from Poland to Lviv, on March 30, 2023.
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A mother with his children on a train from Poland to Lviv, on March 30, 2023.

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A mother with his children on a train from Poland to Lviv, on March 30, 2023.

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Windows of a train with tape to prevent blasts of glass in case of shelling, coming from Zaporizhzhia, eastern Ukraine, at Lviv train station, on April 1st, 2023.​
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Windows of a train with tape to prevent blasts of glass in case of shelling, coming from Zaporizhzhia, eastern Ukraine, at Lviv train station, on April 1st, 2023.

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Windows of a train with tape to prevent blasts of glass in case of shelling, coming from Zaporizhzhia, eastern Ukraine, at Lviv train station, on April 1st, 2023.

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​Passengers waiting for their train at Lviv train station, on April 1st, 2023.
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Passengers waiting for their train at Lviv train station, on April 1st, 2023.

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Passengers waiting for their train at Lviv train station, on April 1st, 2023.

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A man walks by sandbags in the streets of Lviv, on March 31, 2023.​
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A man walks by sandbags in the streets of Lviv, on March 31st, 2023.

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A man walks by sandbags in the streets of Lviv, on March 31st, 2023.

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The Church of the Transfiguration, on March 31, 2023.​
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The Church of the Transfiguration, on March 31st, 2023.

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The Church of the Transfiguration, on March 31st, 2023.

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​A Ukrainian soldier passes by the Church of the Transfiguration while a religious service is being held, on April 2nd, 2023.
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A Ukrainian soldier passes by the Church of the Transfiguration while a religious service is being held, on April 2nd, 2023. 

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A Ukrainian soldier passes by the Church of the Transfiguration while a religious service is being held, on April 2nd, 2023. 

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​"Glory to Ukraine!" is written on the Ukrainian flag on the grave of a fallen soldier, at Lychakiv cemetery, on March 31st, 2023.
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"Glory to Ukraine!" is written on the Ukrainian flag on the grave of a fallen soldier, at Lychakiv cemetery, on March 31st, 2023.

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"Glory to Ukraine!" is written on the Ukrainian flag on the grave of a fallen soldier, at Lychakiv cemetery, on March 31st, 2023.

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​Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the body of Lubomyr Seniv, a Ukrainian serviceman, on April 3rd, 2023,  who was killed in combat with Russian troops on March 27, 2023.
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Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the body of Lubomyr Seniv, a Ukrainian serviceman, on April 3rd, 2023,  who was killed in combat with Russian troops on March 27, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the body of Lubomyr Seniv, a Ukrainian serviceman, on April 3rd, 2023,  who was killed in combat with Russian troops on March 27, 2023.

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 A small tree with ribbons in the colors of the flag of Ukraine placed on the grave of this soldier. At Lychakiv cemetery, in the south-eastern part of Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 7, 2023.
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A small tree with ribbons in the colors of the flag of Ukraine placed on the grave of this soldier. At Lychakiv cemetery, in the south-eastern part of Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 7, 2023.

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A small tree with ribbons in the colors of the flag of Ukraine placed on the grave of this soldier. At Lychakiv cemetery, in the south-eastern part of Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 7, 2023.

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​Relatives of Lubomyr Seniv attend his burial at Lychakiv cemetery, on April 3rd, 2023.
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Relatives of Lubomyr Seniv attend his burial at Lychakiv cemetery, on April 3rd, 2023.

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Relatives of Lubomyr Seniv attend his burial at Lychakiv cemetery, on April 3rd, 2023.

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​A soldier looks at the hits he made on a target depicting Vladimir Putin, at a shooting range in Lviv, on April 2, 2023.
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A soldier looks at the hits he made on a target depicting Vladimir Putin, at a shooting range in Lviv, on April 2nd, 2023.

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A soldier looks at the hits he made on a target depicting Vladimir Putin, at a shooting range in Lviv, on April 2nd, 2023.

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A soldier holds a weapon as he is preparing to shoot a target depicting Vladmir Putin, at a shooting range in Lviv, on April 2, 2023.​
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A soldier holds a weapon as he is preparing to shoot a target depicting Vladmir Putin, at a shooting range in Lviv, on April 2nd, 2023.

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A soldier holds a weapon as he is preparing to shoot a target depicting Vladmir Putin, at a shooting range in Lviv, on April 2nd, 2023.

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Igor, a Ukrainian serviceman, on a platform of Lviv train station with his stuff, on April 1st, 2023. He is coming from the eastern part of the country, where Russian troops are actively fighting, to spend a few weeks in Lviv before returning to Kramators
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Igor, a Ukrainian serviceman, on a platform of Lviv train station with his stuff, on April 1st, 2023. He is coming from the eastern part of the country, where Russian troops are actively fighting, to spend a few weeks in Lviv before returning to Kramatorsk. 

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Igor, a Ukrainian serviceman, on a platform of Lviv train station with his stuff, on April 1st, 2023. He is coming from the eastern part of the country, where Russian troops are actively fighting, to spend a few weeks in Lviv before returning to Kramatorsk. 

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Passengers embark a train heading to Zaporizhzhia during snowfall, at Lviv train station, on April 6, 2023.​
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Passengers embark a train heading to Zaporizhzhia during snowfall, at Lviv train station, on April 6, 2023.

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Passengers embark a train heading to Zaporizhzhia during snowfall, at Lviv train station, on April 6, 2023.

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A Ukrainian servicewoman holds the Ukrainian flag on top of the tower of the City Hall, in Lviv, on April 3rd, 2023, during the 33rd anniversary of raising the Ukrainian flag. This ceremony takes place each year since April 3rd, 1990, when deputies at a s
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A Ukrainian servicewoman holds the Ukrainian flag on top of the tower of the City Hall, in Lviv, on April 3rd, 2023, during the 33rd anniversary of raising the Ukrainian flag. This ceremony takes place each year since April 3rd, 1990, when deputies at a session of the Lviv City Council decided to raise the Ukrainian flag, which was banned by the Soviet authorities as Ukraine was still a part of USSR.

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A Ukrainian servicewoman holds the Ukrainian flag on top of the tower of the City Hall, in Lviv, on April 3rd, 2023, during the 33rd anniversary of raising the Ukrainian flag. This ceremony takes place each year since April 3rd, 1990, when deputies at a session of the Lviv City Council decided to raise the Ukrainian flag, which was banned by the Soviet authorities as Ukraine was still a part of USSR.

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A Czech hedgehog is seen in front of a military building in Lviv, on April 3rd, 2023.​
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A Czech hedgehog is seen in front of a military building in Lviv, on April 3rd, 2023.

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A Czech hedgehog is seen in front of a military building in Lviv, on April 3rd, 2023.

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Illia Pylypenko, a 30 years-old Ukrainian tanker who lost one his legs on duty and who was burned out alive by the explosion of a tank mine, sits on a mat during a training session. At ''Unbroken'' rehabilitation center in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April
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Illia Pylypenko, a 30 years-old Ukrainian tanker who lost one his legs on duty and who was burned out alive by the explosion of a tank mine, sits on a mat during a training session. At ''Unbroken'' rehabilitation center in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 5th, 2023, which is a place for the treatment of war-affected people and where Ukrainian soldiers receive a rehabilitation treatment.

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Illia Pylypenko, a 30 years-old Ukrainian tanker who lost one his legs on duty and who was burned out alive by the explosion of a tank mine, sits on a mat during a training session. At ''Unbroken'' rehabilitation center in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 5th, 2023, which is a place for the treatment of war-affected people and where Ukrainian soldiers receive a rehabilitation treatment.

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A statue wrapped in paper to protect it from any damages at the Church of Saint Nicolas, on April 4th, 2023
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A statue wrapped in paper to protect it from any damages at the Church of Saint Nicolas, on April 4th, 2023

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A statue wrapped in paper to protect it from any damages at the Church of Saint Nicolas, on April 4th, 2023

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Relatives of Maksym Deputat. Funerals of Maksym Deputat and Roman Borovyk, two Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat in March 2023. The ceremony is held at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 4th 2023,
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Relatives of Maksym Deputat. Funerals of Maksym Deputat and Roman Borovyk, two Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat in March 2023. The ceremony is held at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 4th 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Relatives of Maksym Deputat. Funerals of Maksym Deputat and Roman Borovyk, two Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat in March 2023. The ceremony is held at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 4th 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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People enjoying the view on the Ratusz (tower on Rynok square), from an observation deck. Different views of the city of Lviv, in western Ukraine, on April 8, 2023.
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People enjoying the view on the Ratusz (tower on Rynok square), from an observation deck. Different views of the city of Lviv, in western Ukraine, on April 8, 2023.

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People enjoying the view on the Ratusz (tower on Rynok square), from an observation deck. Different views of the city of Lviv, in western Ukraine, on April 8, 2023.

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Overall view of the city of Lviv from the tower of the City Hall, on April 3rd, 2023.​
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Overall view of the city of Lviv from the tower of the City Hall, on April 3rd, 2023.

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Overall view of the city of Lviv from the tower of the City Hall, on April 3rd, 2023.

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The Ukrainian flag on top of the Opera, in Lviv, on April 1st, 2023.​
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The Ukrainian flag on top of the Opera, in Lviv, on April 1st, 2023.

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The Ukrainian flag on top of the Opera, in Lviv, on April 1st, 2023.

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A poster on the wall of a building depicting a Ukrainian soldier with the following inscription: ''Together we will protect Ukraine!'', in Lviv, on April 1st, 2023.​
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A poster on the wall of a building depicting a Ukrainian soldier with the following inscription: ''Together we will protect Ukraine!'', in Lviv, on April 1st, 2023.

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A poster on the wall of a building depicting a Ukrainian soldier with the following inscription: ''Together we will protect Ukraine!'', in Lviv, on April 1st, 2023.

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An elderly woman attends the consecration ceremony at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church. 33rd anniversary of raising the Ukrainian flag in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 3rd, 2023. ​
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An elderly woman attends the consecration ceremony at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church. 33rd anniversary of raising the Ukrainian flag in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 3rd, 2023.

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An elderly woman attends the consecration ceremony at the Saint Peter and Paul Garrison Church. 33rd anniversary of raising the Ukrainian flag in Lviv, western Ukraine, on April 3rd, 2023.

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Ukrainian authorities proceed to the dismantling of a building owned by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 6, 2023. This event takes place a day after parishioners of Russia's Orthodox Church in the city tr
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Ukrainian authorities proceed to the dismantling of a building owned by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 6, 2023. This event takes place a day after parishioners of Russia's Orthodox Church in the city transferred themselves to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church during a ceremony in a local church.

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Ukrainian authorities proceed to the dismantling of a building owned by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 6, 2023. This event takes place a day after parishioners of Russia's Orthodox Church in the city transferred themselves to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church during a ceremony in a local church.

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​Western Ukraine countryside. On the train from Lviv to Przemysl (Poland), on April 9, 2023. This train left from Kyiv the day before. Now, hundreds of people - mostly children and mothers - takes this train to head to Germany or to other western countrie
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Western Ukraine countryside. On the train from Lviv to Przemysl (Poland), on April 9, 2023. This train left from Kyiv the day before. Now, hundreds of people - mostly children and mothers - takes this train to head to Germany or to other western countries, while men remain in Ukraine

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Western Ukraine countryside. On the train from Lviv to Przemysl (Poland), on April 9, 2023. This train left from Kyiv the day before. Now, hundreds of people - mostly children and mothers - takes this train to head to Germany or to other western countries, while men remain in Ukraine

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This series led  to an exhibition that took place at my university (University Clermont Auvergne).

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