Kyiv, December 2025 — Civilian Life and Public Response
This selection documents civilian life, public gatherings and the aftermath of the December attacks on Kyiv.
The work reflects how daily routines, public space and collective memory continue to unfold in Kyiv under wartime conditions, alongside moments of protest, remembrance and cultural life.
The photographs were made between December 17 and 30, 2025, amid intensified strikes and their impact on the city and its residents.
A woman cleans in front of the struck residential building cordoned off with red and white tape in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine on December 23, 2025. The incident occurred during a Russian aerial strike that partially damaged the building’s roof and facade, injuring four people.
Emergency services clear debris from the struck building on Hotkevycha Street in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 27, 2025. The attack, carried out by a Russian Shahed drone, damaged the lower floors of a high-rise building and injured several civilians.
A man lifts the red and white tape cordoning off the struck residential building while others clean the roof in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine on December 23, 2025. The incident occurred during a Russian aerial strike that partially damaged the building’s roof and facade, injuring four people.
An elderly woman looks through her broken window towards the damaged residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine on December 23, 2025. The incident occurred during a Russian aerial strike that partially damaged the building’s roof and facade, injuring four people.
Emergency services clear debris from the struck building on Hotkevycha Street in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 27, 2025. The attack, carried out by a Russian Shahed drone, damaged the lower floors of a high-rise building and injured several civilians.
A girl holds a large banner reading Free Azovstal Defenders at the intersection of Khreshchatyk and Bohdan Khmelnytsky Streets in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 28, 2025. The gathering brings together families, friends, and citizens to show solidarity with Ukrainian military personnel who are prisoners of war or missing in action.
People gather in a circle with candles placed on the stairs behind them at Maidan Square, Kyiv, Ukraine on December 18, 2025. The event marks a vigil for missing and captured Ukrainian soldiers, emphasizing remembrance and urging authorities and international organizations to act.
A girl dressed in traditional attire stands together with others at St. Sophia Square during the Christmas procession with stars in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 25, 2025. The event celebrates Ukrainian Christmas traditions and symbolizes unity and cultural resilience amid the ongoing war.