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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Shipments of donations from people across Europe wait to be transported across the border into Ukraine. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Father Radu Brinza comforts a Ukrainian refugee woman at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
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  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Father Radu Brinza comforts a Ukrainian refugee woman at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Social worker Zota Ionut Lucian, coordinator at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Elena Timofticiuc, executive secretary of AIDRom at the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Toys wait to be distributed, and Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Aid workers and volunteers await the arrival of refugees at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: A Ukrainian refugee woman enjoys a hot drink at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: A man visits an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Toys wait to be distributed to refugee childre at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH1_55...jpg
  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Shipments of donations from people across Europe wait to be transported across the border into Ukraine. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220310_AH2_79...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Social worker Zota Ionut Lucian, coordinator at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_98...jpg
  • 29 May 2018, Novi Sad, Serbia: Meeting on 28-31 May in Novi Sad, Serbia, young Christians from all over Europe have gathered for a Conference of European Churches (CEC) Youth pre-assembly. The youth pre-assembly brings together young Christians aged 18-30 for a short ecumenical formation programme in connection with the CEC General Assembly, and offers an opportunity for youth from across Europe to contribute their experience and expertise to the various areas of engagement of CEC. It is an opportunity for growth and leadership development, ecumenical learning and encounters. Here, evening prayers, on the theme of being, and sharing the light.
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  • 29 May 2018, Novi Sad, Serbia: Meeting on 28-31 May in Novi Sad, Serbia, young Christians from all over Europe have gathered for a Conference of European Churches (CEC) Youth pre-assembly. The youth pre-assembly brings together young Christians aged 18-30 for a short ecumenical formation programme in connection with the CEC General Assembly, and offers an opportunity for youth from across Europe to contribute their experience and expertise to the various areas of engagement of CEC. It is an opportunity for growth and leadership development, ecumenical learning and encounters. Here, evening prayers, on the theme of being, and sharing the light.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180529_AH2_222...jpg
  • 29 May 2018, Novi Sad, Serbia: Meeting on 28-31 May in Novi Sad, Serbia, young Christians from all over Europe have gathered for a Conference of European Churches (CEC) Youth pre-assembly. The youth pre-assembly brings together young Christians aged 18-30 for a short ecumenical formation programme in connection with the CEC General Assembly, and offers an opportunity for youth from across Europe to contribute their experience and expertise to the various areas of engagement of CEC. It is an opportunity for growth and leadership development, ecumenical learning and encounters. Here, evening prayers, on the theme of being, and sharing the light.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180529_AH1_218...jpg
  • 29 May 2018, Novi Sad, Serbia: Meeting on 28-31 May in Novi Sad, Serbia, young Christians from all over Europe have gathered for a Conference of European Churches (CEC) Youth pre-assembly. The youth pre-assembly brings together young Christians aged 18-30 for a short ecumenical formation programme in connection with the CEC General Assembly, and offers an opportunity for youth from across Europe to contribute their experience and expertise to the various areas of engagement of CEC. It is an opportunity for growth and leadership development, ecumenical learning and encounters. Here, evening prayers, on the theme of being, and sharing the light.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180529_AH1_216...jpg
  • 29 May 2018, Novi Sad, Serbia: Meeting on 28-31 May in Novi Sad, Serbia, young Christians from all over Europe have gathered for a Conference of European Churches (CEC) Youth pre-assembly. The youth pre-assembly brings together young Christians aged 18-30 for a short ecumenical formation programme in connection with the CEC General Assembly, and offers an opportunity for youth from across Europe to contribute their experience and expertise to the various areas of engagement of CEC. It is an opportunity for growth and leadership development, ecumenical learning and encounters. Here, evening prayers, on the theme of being, and sharing the light.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180529_AH1_216...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: A young man looks at his phone as he moves through one of the passages of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
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  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Professor Dr Sergii Bortnyk (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archbishop Dr Anders Wejryd (left) of Church of Sweden leads a conversation with H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) (right) and Professor Dr Sergii Bortnyk (Ukraine) (center) during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
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  • 11 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: H.E. Metropolitan Dr Isaac Barakat of Germany and Central Europe (right) of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, Archbishop Kegham Khajerian of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Cilicia (left) and other participants walk towards the chapel of Agia Anna for morning prayer, as an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
    Cyprus-2022-Hillert-20220511_AH2_619...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: The sun shines over the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_01...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_01...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_01...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_01...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: A young woman walks through one of the passages of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_00...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: A boy runs through the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_00...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: Two young boys look at each other as they move through the passages of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_00...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_00...jpg
  • 3 October 2022, Berlin, Germany: Two young men converse as they visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, located near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. The monument, which consists of a 19,000-square-metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs, serves as a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, during World War II.
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20221003_AH1_00...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Roman Sigov, a delegated observer from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Ivanna Illina, an observer from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archbishop Dr Anders Wejryd (left) of Church of Sweden leads a conversation with Ivanna Illina, an observer from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (right) and Roman Sigov, a delegated observer from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (centre) during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Archbishop Dr Anders Wejryd (left) of Church of Sweden leads a conversation with Ivanna Illina, an observer from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (right) and Roman Sigov, a delegated observer from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (centre) during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Iain McLarty, a conductor, viola player and church musician from Scotland plays a musical interlude during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Professor Dr Sergii Bortnyk (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants show a Swiss and Ukrainian flag in support of Ukraine in response to a speech by H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) to a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_21...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca speaks in the introduction to a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH2_19...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Professor Dr Sergii Bortnyk (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH1_11...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Iain McLarty, a conductor, viola player and church musician from Scotland plays a musical interlude during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH1_11...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH1_11...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH1_11...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: H.E. Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhiyn (Ukraine) speaks during a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH1_11...jpg
  • 2 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Filo Kaiser Tu-Faleupolu, Methodist Church of New Zealand, plays a musical prelude on the piano as assembly participants gather for a thematic plenary focused on Europe, at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
    Germany-2022-Hillert-20220902_AH1_10...jpg
  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: H.E. Metropolitan Dr Isaac Barakat of Germany and Central Europe of the Patriarchate of Antioch venerates an icon upon entering church, as a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 11 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: H.E. Metropolitan Dr Isaac Barakat of Germany and Central Europe (centre) of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, and other participants walk towards the chapel of Agia Anna for morning prayer, as an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 15 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, Christiane Gebauer<br />
World Student Christian Federation Europe, chairperson.
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  • 15 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, Christiane Gebauer<br />
World Student Christian Federation Europe, chairperson.
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  • 15 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, Christiane Gebauer<br />
World Student Christian Federation Europe, chairperson.
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  • 13 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, Christiane Gebauer<br />
World Student Christian Federation Europe chairperson.
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  • 15 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, Christiane Gebauer<br />
World Student Christian Federation Europe, chairperson.
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  • 15 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, Christiane Gebauer<br />
World Student Christian Federation Europe, chairperson.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A train from Chop, Ukraine, arrives at the train station in Záhony carrying 330 refugees from Ukraine according the the train personnel. Ukrainian refugees arrive daily at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 14 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in Kyiv. The church of Saint Catherine is one of the congregations of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine, a member church of the Lutheran World Federation.
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  • 14 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: Central Kyiv on 14 October, when Ukraine marks Defender's Day.
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  • 14 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: Central Kyiv on 14 October, when Ukraine marks Defender's Day.
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  • 14 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: Lidija Tselsdorf, Head of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in Kyiv pictured by a set of supplies packed and ready to be shipped to communities in need of humanitarian aid because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The church of Saint Catherine is one of the congregations of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine, a member church of the Lutheran World Federation.
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  • 14 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A sign reads 'Azovstal - Free Mariupol Defenders' in central Kyiv on 14 October, when Ukraine marks Defender's Day.
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  • 14 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: Lidija Tselsdorf, Head of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in Kyiv. The church of Saint Catherine is one of the congregations of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine, a member church of the Lutheran World Federation.
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  • 14 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: Lidija Tselsdorf, Head of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in Kyiv. The church of Saint Catherine is one of the congregations of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine, a member church of the Lutheran World Federation.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 26-year-old Anna and her 14-year-old brother Sasha (whose surname is omitted on request) describe how they and their parents fled from their home in Priputni, in the municipality of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine as Russian troops occupied their village as part of the invasion of Ukraine in end-March 2022. As they were driving back towards their village on 1 April, after they had heard that Russian military had left, they were shot at by a Russian army unit still in the area, and Anna and Sasha lost their parents.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Boots, rusty metal pots and a collection of corn stems lay at the doorway of a deserted building in the village of Bil’machivka — a community of just over 500 people north of the town of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast. The building belongs to a property owned by a family of four people and, until their main house was destroyed, four cats (of whom only two survived). The main building on the propoerty was destroyed as Russian military marched through the village as part of the invasion of Ukraine in the spring of 2022, and so the family has now had to move, at least until the end of the war.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Five-year-old cat Murchik sits on the steps of what used to be its home in Bil’machivka — a village of just over 500 people north of the town of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast — until an explosion razed the building to the ground as Russian military forces advanced through Itchnya as they invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022. Murchik's keeper Olena Vedmid says the family were not at home when the explosion took place, but two of the four cats were killed, and as the family does not have the money or resources to rebuild the house, they are now living with relatives of her husband’s, where they will likely stay until the war is over. The family is one of many among the different villages that make up the municipality of Ichnya to lose their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to many houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Five-year-old cat Murchik sits on the steps of what used to be its home in Bil’machivka — a village of just over 500 people north of the town of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast — until an explosion razed the building to the ground as Russian military forces advanced through Itchnya as they invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022. Murchik's keeper Olena Vedmid says the family were not at home when the explosion took place, but two of the four cats were killed, and as the family does not have the money or resources to rebuild the house, they are now living with relatives of her husband’s, where they will likely stay until the war is over. The family is one of many among the different villages that make up the municipality of Ichnya to lose their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to many houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Olena Vedmid, a 41-year-old mother of two (son 18, daughter 14), and her five-year-old cat Murchik visit what used to be their family home in the village of Bil’machivka — a community of just over 500 people north of the town of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast — until an explosion razed it to the ground as Russian military forces advanced through Itchnya as they invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022. Olena says her family were not at home when the explosion took place, but two of her four cats were killed, and as the family does not have the money or resources to rebuild the house, they are now living with relatives of her husband’s, where they will likely stay until the war is over. Olena’s family is one of many among the different villages that make up the municipality of Ichnya to lose their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to many houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Olena Vedmid, a 41-year-old mother of two (son 18, daughter 14), and her five-year-old cat Murchik visit what used to be their family home in the village of Bil’machivka — a community of just over 500 people north of the town of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast — until an explosion razed it to the ground as Russian military forces advanced through Itchnya as they invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022. Olena says her family were not at home when the explosion took place, but two of her four cats were killed, and as the family does not have the money or resources to rebuild the house, they are now living with relatives of her husband’s, where they will likely stay until the war is over. Olena’s family is one of many among the different villages that make up the municipality of Ichnya to lose their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to many houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Olena Vedmid, a 41-year-old mother of two (son 18, daughter 14), and her five-year-old cat Murchik visit what used to be their family home in the village of Bil’machivka — a community of just over 500 people north of the town of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast — until an explosion razed it to the ground as Russian military forces advanced through Itchnya as they invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022. Olena says her family were not at home when the explosion took place, but two of her four cats were killed, and as the family does not have the money or resources to rebuild the house, they are now living with relatives of her husband’s, where they will likely stay until the war is over. Olena’s family is one of many among the different villages that make up the municipality of Ichnya to lose their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to many houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Olena Vedmid, a 41-year-old mother of two (son 18, daughter 14), and her five-year-old cat Murchik visit what used to be their family home in the village of Bil’machivka — a community of just over 500 people north of the town of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast — until an explosion razed it to the ground as Russian military forces advanced through Itchnya as they invaded Ukraine in the spring of 2022. Olena says her family were not at home when the explosion took place, but two of her four cats were killed, and as the family does not have the money or resources to rebuild the house, they are now living with relatives of her husband’s, where they will likely stay until the war is over. Olena’s family is one of many among the different villages that make up the municipality of Ichnya to lose their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to many houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured in what used to be the living room of her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Apartment building damaged by an explosion during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground. The municipality of Ichnya, made up of 54 villages in the Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine, was occupied by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Local authorities say 26 civilians were killed during the time of occupation, and many more have suffered as homes were destroyed, local infrastructure damaged, and many shops, schools and other parts of the communities damaged or even razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: A children's swing and apartment building damaged by an explosion during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground. The municipality of Ichnya, made up of 54 villages in the Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine, was occupied by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Local authorities say 26 civilians were killed during the time of occupation, and many more have suffered as homes were destroyed, local infrastructure damaged, and many shops, schools and other parts of the communities damaged or even razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured outside what used to be her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pushes a small rock in place as a way of closing the door to what used to be her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured outside what used to be her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured in the doorway to what used to be her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured in the doorway to what used to be her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured in what used to be the children's room in her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Behind her are visible damage to the walls, caused by shots from fighting nearby. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko (left) pictured speaking to a Lutheran World Federation staff member Pavel Irkhin (right), in what used to be the kitchen of her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko looks out from where the family dining table used to be, in what used to be her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured in what used to be the living room of her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 41-year-old Victoria Hlushko pictured in the ruins of the kitchen, in what used to be her family home in the village of Bil’machivka, until Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the apartment was destroyed in the fighting that ensued. Inheriting the apartment from her father eight years ago, Victoria lived in the apartment with her husband, their son (3 years) and daughter (13 years) until the day it was destroyed. She recalls the family being just about to enter the apartment when an explosion hit the building as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces took place at the road outside. They sought shelter in the basement, but as it became filled with smoke, they had to exit through an emergency back door and take shelter in another building in the village. The village of Bil’machivka, a community of just over 500 people north of Ichnya, Chernihiv Oblast, was just on the route taken by Russian military forces as they marched towards Kyiv following the invasion of Ukraine in the early spring of 2022. Many people lost their homes in this period, as fighting and attacks led to houses being either severely damaged, or simply razed to the ground.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: The Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16 — is empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: School director Luidmyla Kutchovera (left), Olena Buturlym, mayor of Ichnya (third left) and their respective colleagues welcome Bhoj Khanal (centre), team leader of the Lutheran World Federation in Ukraine, to a visit at the Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16. The school currently is empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: School director Luidmyla Kutchovera (left) looks down an empty hallway at the Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16. The school is currently empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: A group of students arrive at the Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16. The school is currently empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Nonetheless, students pass by occasionally, for example to pick up learning materials. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: 'Exit' reads letters on a door in an underground bomb shelter undergoing renovation at the Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16. The school is currently empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: The Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16 — is empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Local contractor Olexander Sviridov works on bomb shelter renovation at the Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16. The school is currently empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: Local contractor Olexander Sviridov works on bomb shelter renovation at the Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16. The school is currently empty of its students, with classes taught online only, until secure bomb shelters can be restored at the school. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces in February 2022, Ukrainian schools are no longer allowed to undertake onsite schooling without functional bomb shelters available in case or air raids or other attacks. The Lutheran World Federation collaborates with the municipality of Ichnya to help renovate existing but not-yet-functional shelters in the school basement, intended to secure protection for at least 1,000 people in case of emergency.
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  • 13 October 2022, Ichnya, Ukraine: School director Luidmyla Kutchovera pictured in a room where renovation is underway at the Ichnya school of Vasilchenko in the Ichnya municipality of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine — home to 540 students (boys and girls) aged 6-16.
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