No one will hear us if we scream
Nataliya wears a Tryzub around her neck. It is a trident, a monogram of the Ukrainian word воля (volia) meaning liberty and known as the official Ukrainian coat of arms. The 66-year-old pink-haired Ukrainian volunteer and activist clutches it firmly as she narrates her ongoing life chapter of being a citizen of Stanytsia Luhanska. This urban settlement on the banks of the Seversky Donets River operates as a border town between Ukraine and the pro-Russian, self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.
January 28, 2020 -
Omar Marques
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Issue 1-2 2020MagazineStories and ideas

PAVLOPIL, UKRAINE- OCTOBER 25: A view of a destryed bridge during the conflict bettwen the Ukrainian army with Pro Russian forces in Pavlopil, Ukraine on October 25, 2019. Photo: Omar Marques