Wild Horses, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 2023
The nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl in 1986 had massive repercussions on the Soviet Union. The disaster stands as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences that can arise from the intersection of human error, flawed technology and inadequate safety measures. The disaster was a factor that expedited the downfall of the Soviet Union by exposing the weaknesses of the regime publicly.
Unknown Girl, Mariupol, #Ukraine, 2015
According to Ukrainian reports, at least 20,000 civilians died during the siege of the city. By the end of August 2022, the pro-Ukrainian broadcaster Mariupol TV reported a figure of 87,000 documented deaths in Mariupol’s morgues. Among them, 26,750 individuals were registered by the Prosecutor’s Office of Novoazovsk as ‘buried in mass graves’. A verified number of war casualties, which also includes the numerous backyard burials, has not been disclosed.
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I wonder if she survived...
