North Saltivka is a residential district in Kharkiv, which housed somewhat 100,000 people, was shelled daily since February 24, 2022 for 7 months.
It is a ghost town.
Kharkiv. Destroyed apartment building in North Saltivka residential district. As seen from the drone on Jun 7, 2022.
Kharkiv. A balcony facing North in the apartment building in North Saltivka. As seen from the drone on Jul 9, 2022.
Kharkiv Specialized School No. 17 was damaged by Russian attacks in 2022. Photo was taken on June 03, 2022 by Yuliia Hush.
Kharkiv, North Saltivka. Preschool educational institution (nursery-kindergarten) No. 109. As seen from the drone on Jul 9, 2022.
A destroyed apartment building in North Saltivka, Kharkiv with the remnants of the address on the wall, which is translated as “Friendship of the Peoples Street #225”. Photo was taken on March 31, 2023 by Nataliya Zubar.
A crater on a football field and damaged apartment buildings in North Saltivka, Kharkiv.
Kharkiv. A cat near a destroyed building at North Saltivka. There are more cats than people living there. Photo was taken on Aug 15, 2022 by Yuliia Hush.
A journalist near the destroyed building in North Saltivka residential district of Kharkiv.
The photos were taken by the Maidan Monitoring Information Centre while helping the Ukrainian state investigators to document Russian war crimes in the Kharkiv region.
This project has been funded by Crown Agents International Development.
Photographers – Yuliia Hush, Serhii Petrov, Yevhen Tytarenko, Kateryna and Oleksii Svid, Petr Pojman, Adam Sybera, Nataliya Zubar and our drones. Designer – Darya Semenyuk. Curator – Nataliya Zubar. This exhibition is presented together with Team 4 Ukraine.
