Etienne de Malglaive

“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's border.

 Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022 is the new addendum of imperialist Russkiy Mir.



Dnipro. Residents clear debris after a 00.55 AM Russian  missile strike that killed 4 in a housing area. 29 September 2022.

A rocket section landed through the roof right into a kitchen sink.  Derhachi, north of Kharkiv. 06 May 2022.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Women returning home after fetching water in Lysychansk, a city under shelling from closing in Russian army. The town has no more working utilities nor running water. Ten days later, Russian forces stormed and occupied the city as Ukrainian army withdrew. Donbass, 23 June 2022.

Vasily Grossman, Ukrainian born Soviet writer and journalist embedded with the Red Army wrote in 1941 : "Remembering lost towns you once were it's like remembering dead friends. Infinitely sad. They seems strangely distant and yet close and life there is like the afterlife".

A mannequin depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin hangs at an Ukrainian road checkpoint in Kharkiv region. Writing on the board says " I, Putin, went to hell myself".  20 May 2022.

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

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Evacuation of residents by bus in Sloviansk as Russian forces advance toward Bahkmut. A man who will stay behind shares emotional goodbyes with two women moments before they board the bus. 04 July 2022.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Lysychansk city under shelling from advancing Russian army, the oil refinery on fire. Donbass, 23 June 2022.

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

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Siversk brace for Russian offensive during Donbass war as front lines come closer to the city with increasing shelling. Ukrainian soldiers resting nearby. 08 July 2022.

Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Aftermath of 00.55 AM Russian missile strike on Dnipro that killed 4 in a housing area. A man in his nearby damaged home. 29 September 2022.

Liberated town and areas around Kherson. Road M14 to Kherson, near Posad-Pokrosvke. 14 November 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.

Liberated town and areas around Kherson Liberated town and areas around Kherson. Klapaya village; 15 kilometers from Kherson, saw their Russian occupiers leaving on November 10th followed by Ukrainian forces entering the town the next day. Natalia (R) with an emotional neighbour. 14 November 2022.

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

Ukraine during war from Russian invasion. Lviv, funeral of Ukrainian soldier Sergii Zulinskij, 38, killed near Houliaipole, east of Zaporijia. Religious service at Peter and Paul Garrison church. 18 July 2023.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. House on fire after strike on front line Lysychansk, a twin city with Sieverodonetsk, under sporadic shelling from Russian army. Three weeks later, Russian forces captured the city. Vasily Grossman, Ukrainian born Soviet writer and journalist embedded with the Red Army wrote in 1941 : "Remembering captured towns you once were it's like remembering dead friends. Infinitely sad. They seems strangely distant and yet close and life there is like the afterlife".

Kharkiv, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Velyka Danylivka district, Kharkiv. 15 May 2022.

Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Military section of Krasnopilske cemetery in Dnipro where Ukrainian militaries killed fighting the Russian invasion are buried. Freshly dug tombs awaiting more casualties. 11 September 2022.

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

In liberated town of Vysokopyllya near the Kherson front, south of Kryvyi Rih. Inside a house previously occupied by Russian forces, written on a wall to the basement : "Ukraine and USSR vs (against) Nazis, strength in unity". 30 October 2022.

Kharkiv, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Kharkiv. Official wedding photo session of firefighter Dima and Anastasiya. They choose this missile strike ravaged building as backdrop for their wartime union. Eleven days later, Dima's fire station was targeted by a Russian strike that destroyed a fire truck and a next door house. Dima was off duty that day. 08 May 2022.

Ukraine during war from Russian invasion. Lviv, funeral of Ukrainian soldier Sergii Zulinskij, 38, killed near Houliaipole, east of Zaporijia. Religious service at Peter and Paul Garrison church. 18 July 2023.
Kharkiv, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Near Tsyrkuny town northeast of Kharkiv liberated from Russian occupation. Ukrainians armored personnel carriers destroyed while repelling Russian offensive outside Kharkiv. 12 May 2022.

Liberated town of Kherson, sixth days after Ukrainian forces took back the city. Vitaly Viatkin, 24, waiter and frontman with a death metal band, was caught past curfew in June. He spent one month in detention with Russian police. Showing his tattooed hands where he said Russian interrogators applied electric shocks. 16 November 2022.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Flea market in Kramatorsk. Residents sell their possessions on the road side. 29 June 2022.

Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Siversk, near frontline city in Donbass where remaining population faces difficult time as winter approaches. 16 October 2022.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Residents board buses to evacuate Sloviansk as Russian army gains ground in Donbass. 04 June 2022.

Ukraine during war from Russian invasion. Russian missile/drone is shot down
during a night air raid over Kyiv, 13 July 2023.

Siversk brace for Russian offensive during Donbass war as front lines come closer to the city. After an early morning Grad rocket strike that destroyed rows of storage units, neighbors sprinkle hot spots with water from a bottle. 07 July 2022.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Pennyless residents wait at a food distribution center in city of Kramatorsk in Donbass. 02 June 2022.

 Near Kostiantynivka, contrails of probably drones circling high above Bakhmut where Russians forces are fighting their advance at the edge of the city. 19 October 2022.

Kharkiv, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Saltivka, a residential district in Kharkiv facing the frontline was heavily hit from Russian forces. 13 May 2022.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Siversk brace for Russian offensive during Donbass war as front lines come closer to the city with increasing shelling. As Russian getting closer, remaining residents post in Ukrainian "people lives here" outside their house to prevent Ukrainian militaries from occupying or looting if Russian forces capture the city. 08 July 2022.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Sunday religious service at Kramatorsk's Holy Trinity cathedral, Donbass. 08 June 2022.
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