Bernard-Henri Lévy meeting members of the Mozart Group in the south of Zaporijia, Ukraine, in April 2022.

War in Ukraine: with the Mozart Group

Photos by Gilles Hertzog

In April 2022, during a report in Ukraine for the French magazine Paris Match, Bernard-Henri Lévy went to the south of the city of Zaporizhzhia to meet the members of the Mozart Group, a non-combatant unit engaged in humanitarian and training missions. During this meeting in the heart of the Ukrainian resistance, the philosopher witnessed the courage of these men he filmed in his documentary Why Ukraine: “Mozart versus Wagner, the humanism of US veterans versus Putin’s dogs of war: here, in April 2022, in the south of Zaporizhzhia, the dividing line was clear.

Bernard-Henri Lévy and the Mozart Group in April 2022. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Bernard-Henri Lévy talking to members of the Mozart Group in Ukraine, in April 2022. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Bernard-Henri Lévy and the Mozart Group in Ukraine, in April 2022. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

BHL meeting members of the Mozart Group in the south of Zaporijia, in Ukraine. — BHL meeting members of the Mozart Group in the south of Zaporizhzhia, in Ukraine. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

The Mozart Group, a non-combatant unit engaged in humanitarian and training missions, established itself in the south of Zaporizhia, Ukraine. — The Mozart Group, a non-combatant unit engaged in humanitarian and training missions, established itself in the south of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Bernard-Henri Lévy chatting with a member of the Mozart Group in April 2022. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Bernard-Henri Lévy talking to one of the members of the Mozart Group in April 2022. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Bernard-Henri Lévy mingling with members of the Mozart Group in Ukraine, in April 2022. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Tactical reflections for Bernard-Henri Lévy and the Mozart Group. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Bernard-Henri Lévy and members of the Mozart Group in April 2022. Photo: Gilles Hertzog

Bernard-Henri Lévy among the members of the Mozart Group in Ukraine. Photo: Gilles Hertzog