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War in Ukraine: men and women in struggle
With an elite "border control" unit near Nikopol. BHL is preparing a documentary on the Ukrainian war to recapture Ukraine’s invaded territory.

War in Ukraine: men and women in struggle

Photos by Marc Roussel

From east to south, in Ukraine, Bernard-Henri Lévy got closer to the new front lines drawn by the success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. From Kiev to Kupiansk, from Lyman to Zaporizhzhia and in Kherson, he met men determined to continue their progression whatever the strikes – missiles or drones – of a Russian army at bay.

Bernard-Henri Lévy at the gates of Izioum, on top of the Kremenets hills, in the middle of the Polovtsian Babas, a kind of nomadic Amazons in struggle.
Bernard-Henri Lévy at the gates of Izioum, on top of the Kremenets hills, in the middle of the Polovtsian Babas, a kind of nomadic Amazons in struggle. Photo: Marc Roussel
Urbicide in Izium.
Urbicide in Izium. Photo: Marc Roussel
Bernard-Henri Lévy in destroyed Izium.
Bernard-Henri Lévy in destroyed Izium. Photo: Marc Roussel
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine.
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the ruins of Semenivka in Ukraine. Photo: Marc Roussel
Near Lyman the Ukrainians face a war of bridges.
Near Lyman the Ukrainians face a war of bridges. Photo: Marc Roussel
Steel barges load Ukrainian tanks.
Steel barges load Ukrainian tanks. Photo: Marc Roussel
The Lyman ferry set up by Ukrainian forces.
The Lyman ferry set up by Ukrainian forces. Photo: Marc Roussel
Bernard-Henri Lévy chats with the Ukrainians who stayed in Kupiansk, over a Borscht.
Bernard-Henri Lévy chats with the Ukrainians who stayed in Kupiansk, over a Borscht. Photo: Marc Roussel
Kupiansk, a ghost town.
Kupiansk, a ghost town. Photo: Marc Roussel
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the Ukrainian forces in Kupiansk.
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows the Ukrainian forces in Kupiansk. Photo: Marc Roussel
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows Ukrainian forces in Kupiansk.
Bernard-Henri Lévy follows Ukrainian forces in Kupiansk. Photo: Marc Roussel
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhia power plant
Bernard-Henri Lévy in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Photo: Marc Roussel
The "brothel controls" on the banks of the Dnieper opposite the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
The “brothel controls” on the banks of the Dnieper opposite the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Photo: Marc Roussel
The ruins near Zaporizhzhia.
The ruins near Zaporizhzhia. Photo: Marc Roussel
"The lady from Kiev in her blown-up apartment hit by a missile, like the rest of the floor."
“The lady from Kiev in her blown-up apartment hit by a missile, like the rest of the floor.” Photo by Marc Roussel
The Carpathian Sich battalion.
The Carpathian Sich battalion. Photo: Marc Roussel
With an elite "border control" unit near Nikopol. BHL is preparing a documentary on the Ukrainian war to recapture Ukraine’s invaded territory.
With an elite “border control” unit near Nikopol. BHL is preparing a documentary on the Ukrainian war to recapture Ukraine’s invaded territory. Photo: Marc Roussel
Ukrainian military in the Kherson area, near Dudachy.
Ukrainian military in the Kherson area, near Dudachy. Photo: Marc Roussel
Ukrainian military in the Kherson area, near Dudachy.
Ukrainian military in the Kherson area, near Dudachy. Photo: Marc Roussel
Ukrainian military in the Kherson area, near Dudachy.
Ukrainian military in the Kherson area, near Dudachy. Photo: Marc Roussel

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