Russkyi Mir, Ukraine 2022 - Etienne de Malglaive's Photography

“The notion of the Russian World extends far from Russia’s geographical borders and even far from the borders of the Russian ethnicity.”

Since his 2001 statement, Russian President Putin has institutionalized the ideology of Russkiy Mir, (Russian World), an old concept of expansionist policy as he viewed the collapse of the Soviet Union was an ideological calamity with it's loss of influence beyond motherland border.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022 is a new addendum of modern Russkiy Mir.

A rocket landed through the roof of a kitchen in Derhachi, north of Kharkiv. 06 May 2022.

Wedding of firefighter Dima and Anastasiya. They choose a building ruined by missile strike as backdrop for their wedding photos. Kharkiv. 08 May 2022.

Ukrainian army movements in Donbass as Russian army gains ground. Ukrainian heavy equipments pulling back from front lines. 24 June 2022.

Nikolai stares at his house destroyed by Russian shelling in Vilkhivka, a small town liberated from Russian occupation, east of Kharkiv. He survived the strike while being inside with his wife. 16 May 2022.

A cold war era nuclear bunker under an old factory was converted to a shelter that is now housing about 60 residents who don't feel safe enough to stay home, in Derhachi, north of Kharkiv. 06 May 2022.

Slatyne town liberated from Russian occupation. Front line is 4 kilometers north, constant shelling can be heard. North of Kharkiv. 17 May 2022.

Choir rehearsing Bee Gees hit "Stayin' Alive" for a video commercial. Kharkiv. 08 May 2022.

Destroyed Ukrainian armored carriers APC at a crossroad outside Tsyrkuny, a small town 3 kilometers northeast of Kharkiv, liberated from Russian occupation. Russian army was shelling Kharkiv residential districts from this area. 11 May 2022.

Ukrainian soldier resting under tree's shade somewhere near a frontline in Donbass. 08 July 2022.

Donbass war as Russian forces relentlessly gain ground. Ukrainian soldiers dig new trenches in Donbass front. 08 July 2022.

Tsyrkuny village 3 kilometers northeast of Kharkiv, liberated from 72 days of Russian occupation. A looted car with Russian Z marking in a private house. 12 May 2022.

Evacuation of residents by bus in Sloviansk during Donbass war. A man who will stay behind shares emotional goodbyes with two women moments before they board the bus. 04 July 2022.

An Ukrainian Grad multiple rockets launcher fires salvos of rockets toward Russian positions located at 15 kilometers. Donbass. 07 June 2022.

Ruslan, Ukrainian fighter waiting outside a supermarket in Kramatorsk during Donbass war. 27 June 2022.

Destructions from Russian missile strikes in Prokrovsk, Donbass. Two days after the strike, locals continue to scavenge food from under a pulverised wagon loaded with humanitarian assistance supplied to the north of Donetsk region by the organization World Central Kitchen. 16 June 2022.

Residents took shelter in Maselskogo metro station. Children clear chairs after a show was performed for them. Kharkiv. 05 May 2022.

Ukrainian militaries survey a damaged Ukrainian 2S7 203mm self-propelled howitzer in Vilkhivka, a town liberated from Russian occupation near Kharkiv. 14 May 2022.

Lysychansk city under shelling from advancing Russian army. The city has no more working utilities and no running water. Residents have to cook on outside wood fire. Donbass, 23 June 2022.

In Saltivka northeastern district, Timofey Vichnevsky is caring for his ill mother Tamara, 82. As the bedroom was damaged by a nearby Russian shelling, she was moved to the kitchen. No doctors or nurses comes to this area regularly beaten by Russian bombing. He doesn't have the needed medicine for her. Few days later Tamara died of a heart attack during a shelling. Kharkiv. 04 May 2022.

East of Kharkiv, Ukrainian deminers comb a field for unexploded projectiles. 16 May 2022.

Pennyless residents wait at a food distribution center in city of Kramatorsk in Donbass. 02 June 2022.

A mining industry building seconds after it was hit by a shell in Soledar, near Bakhmut in Donetsk oblast. 21 May 2022.

Residents board buses to evacuate Sloviansk as Russian army gains ground in Donbass. 04 June 2022.

Almost deserted Lysychansk city under shelling from advancing Russian army. Donbass, 23 June 2022.

Women waiting for water distribution at a fire station. Lysychansk city under shelling from advancing Russian army. The city has no more working utilities and no running water. Ten days later, Russian forces stormed and occupied the city as Ukrainian army retreated. Donbass, 23 June 2022.

Ukrainian army tanks moving in Donbass. 07 June 2022.

Military section of Krasnopilske cemetery in Dnipro where Ukrainian militaries killed fighting the Russian invasion are buried. Darina, 23, and son Demyan bring flowers to the grave of her friend Sasha. Her husband Taras was also killed earlier. 11 September 2022.

Shelling of besieged Severodonetsk by Russian army, Donbass. 07 June 2022.

Group of women chating outside their building in deserted Sloviansk as the city brace for Russian offensive during Donbass war. 06 July 2022.

Two destroyed bridges crossing Siverskyi Donetsk River in Raihorodok Sloviansk. The opposite bank is no more under Ukrainian control. Now closed, that road links Sloviansk to Lyman. Donbass. 06 June 2022.

Lysychansk city under shelling from Russian army. Residents wait in a shelter after three shells exploded nearby. Donbass. 19 June 2022.

Siversk brace for Russian offensive during Donbass war as front lines come closer to the city. An early morning rocket strike set on fire rows of garages. 07 July 2022.

Mother holding her daughter during Sunday religious service at Kramatorsk's Holy Trinity cathedral, Donbass. As Russian army gains ground, the nearest frontline is about 24 kms from Kramatorsk. 08 June 2022.