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War in Ukraine: BHL follows the counter-offensive
In Kupiansk, Bernard-Henri Lévy facing Russian barbarism.

War in Ukraine: BHL follows the counter-offensive

Photos by Yaroslav Prokopenko

In the heart of Ukraine, Bernard-Henri Lévy got closer to the new front lines drawn by the success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. There, from Semenivka to Kupiansk, from Lyman to Zaporijjia or in Kherson, he met men who are determined to continue their progression whatever the strikes – missiles or drones – of a Russian army at bay.

Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with the Ukrainian military in Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri and his team (Gilles Hertzog, Marc Roussel, Olivier Jacquin) film the "War of the bridges" in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri and his team (Gilles Hertzog, Marc Roussel, Olivier Jacquin) film the “War of the bridges” in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy talks with the Carpathian Sich Battalion in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri Lévy talks with the Carpathian Sich Battalion in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy talks with the Carpathian Sich Battalion in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri Lévy talks with the Carpathian Sich Battalion in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy talks with the Carpathian Sich Battalion in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri Lévy talks with the Carpathian Sich Battalion in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
BHL in the ruins of the city of Izium in Ukraine.
BHL in the ruins of the city of Izium in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with his team and Ukrainian soldiers at the gates of Izium, on top of the Kremenets hills, in the middle of the Polovtsian Babas, a kind of nomadic Amazons in struggle
Bernard-Henri Lévy with his team and Ukrainian soldiers at the gates of Izium, on top of the Kremenets hills, in the middle of the Polovtsian Babas, a kind of nomadic Amazons in struggle. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
In Kupiansk, Bernard-Henri Lévy facing Russian barbarism.
In Kupiansk, Bernard-Henri Lévy facing Russian barbarism. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the destroyed and deserted city of Kupiansk.
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the destroyed and deserted city of Kupiansk. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
BHL in deserted Kupiansk.
BHL in deserted Kupiansk. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
BHL in deserted Kupiansk.
BHL in deserted Kupiansk. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Crossing the Donets River on a steel barge for Bernard-Henri Lévy and the Ukrainian military.
Bernard-Henri Lévy and Ukrainian militaries crossing the Donets on a steel barge. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Crossing the Donets River on a steel barge for Bernard-Henri Lévy and the Ukrainian military.
Bernard-Henri Lévy and Ukrainian militaries crossing the Donets on a steel barge. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Crossing the Donets River on a steel barge for Bernard-Henri Lévy and the Ukrainian military.
Bernard-Henri Lévy and Ukrainian militaries crossing the Donets on a steel barge. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Near Lyman, Bernard-Henri Lévy uses the steel barge set up by the Ukrainians to cross the Donets.
Near Lyman, Bernard-Henri Lévy uses the steel barge set up by the Ukrainians to cross the Donets. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy on a bank of the Donets near Lyman.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on a bank of the Donets near Lyman. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite unit of "border control" near Nikopol.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite unit of “border control” near Nikopol. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite unit of "border control" near Nikopol.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite unit of “border control” near Nikopol. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite unit of "border control" near Nikopol.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite unit of “border control”. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
An elite border control unit north of the Kherson area.
An elite border control unit north of the Kherson area. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area.
Bernard-Henri Lévy with an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the operation of an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy.
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the operation of an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the operation of an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy.
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the operation of an elite border control unit north of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
In the north of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy, Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the progress of an operation led by an elite unit of "border control".
In the north of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy, Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the progress of an operation led by an elite unit of “border control”. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
North of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy, Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the progress of an operation led by an elite "border control" unit.
North of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy, Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the progress of an operation led by an elite “border control” unit. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
North of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy, Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the progress of an operation led by an elite "border control" unit.
North of the Kherson area, in the vicinity of Dudachy, Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the progress of an operation led by an elite “border control” unit. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
Bernard-Henri Lévy on the outskirts of the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Photo: Yaroslav Prokopenko

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