When Oleg Petrasiuk started taking pictures in 2009, pictures was solely meant to be a aspect gig to earn some cash whereas in school. Ultimately, it grew to become his life’s work.
After Russia launched its all-out battle in opposition to Ukraine, Petrasiuk was drafted to serve in Ukraine’s Armed Forces. He didn’t let go of his digicam.
Petrasiuk now serves within the press service of the twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade, holding floor within the embattled Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast.
The 33-year-old photographer, who beforehand lined the battle for the European Pressphoto Company, now repeatedly catches the truth of Russia’s all-out invasion as a part of the navy press service.
“(The entrance line) is precisely the place I must be, subsequent to them,” Petrasiuk mentioned, referring to the battle-hardened troopers from the twenty fourth who’ve been preventing on the japanese entrance for over two years.
“Time passes, and what stays are reminiscences and pictures,” he mentioned.
The Kyiv Unbiased is publishing pictures taken by Oleg Petrasiuk whereas serving within the twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.
Written by Asami Terajima
Serviceman with the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo prepares an FPV drone for flight on the front-line place at an undisclosed location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Could 29, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo)Ukrainian serviceman with the restore battalion of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade works with an M113 APC engine at an undisclosed location, Ukraine, on June 18, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Serviceman with the tank battalion of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade masses ammo right into a T-72 battle tank close to Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on July 9, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Servicemen with the third Mechanized Battalion of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade hearth a 120mm mortar in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 20, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Servicemen of the first Self-Propelled Artillery Division of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade hearth a self-propelled howitzer 2S1 with a 122mm agitation shell, filled with informational flysheets, towards the Russian-occupied city of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Could 9, 2024. Every flysheet incorporates info and directions on the way to cross the road and give up to the Ukrainian military. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Servicemen of the third Mechanized Battalion of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade keep a BRM-1K infantry preventing car, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 17, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Skif, sniper from the third Mechanized Battalion of the twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade, pictured within the front-line city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, in September 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Wounded servicemen preventing with the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade look ahead to evacuation inside a medical car, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Dec. 16, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Army medics from the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo give first assist to wounded Ukrainian troopers at a medical stabilization level, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Dec. 16, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Injured servicemen from the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade look ahead to evacuation from the front-line stabilization level close to Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 9, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Engineers from the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade set up anti-tank landmines and non-explosive obstacles alongside the entrance line close to the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Oct. 30, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Serviceman from the 2nd Mechanized Battalion of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo fires a 120mm mortar in the direction of Russian military positions close to the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 21, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Servicemen from the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo take cowl underground on the place of an M109 self-propelled 155mm howitzer close to Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Oct. 23, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)A serviceman from the Motorized Rifle Battalion of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo after bettering tactical abilities, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Nov. 29, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)An aerial picture reveals the stays of the Novyy district of Chasiv Yar, the place the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo holds positions, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 4, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Engineers from the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade set up non-explosive obstacles alongside the entrance line within the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Oct. 30, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)Servicemen from the third Mechanized Battalion of the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade converse into the radio within the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 17, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)A residential constructing on hearth after Russia attacked Toretsk, killing 3 folks, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Could 27, 2024. For greater than a yr, the twenty fourth Mechanized Brigade held protection traces across the cities of Toretsk. (Oleg Petrasiuk / twenty fourth Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo)
