OSCAR B. CASTILLO

"Oh bury me, then rise ye up
and break your heavy chains
and water with the tyrants' blood
The freedom you have gained.
And in the great new family,
The family of the free,
With softly spoken, kindly word
Remember also me…

Поховайте та вставайте,
Кайдани порвіте
І вражою злою кров’ю
Волю окропіте.
І мене в сем’ї великій,
В сем’ї вольній, новій,
Не забудьте пом’янути
Незлим тихим словом

Enterradme y levantaos,
las cadenas destrozad,
Y con sangre del tirano rociad
la ganada libertad.
Y a mí en la familia
grande, libre y nueva.
No olvidéis recordarme
con palabra buena…"

Taras Shevchenko - My Testament, 1845

__________________
WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT

Poland - At an improvised refugee camp between Przemysl y Medika area in the border of Poland and Ukraine,

"M", a woman from the Roma community in eastern Ukraine, cries while telling how the bombs were falling from the sky.

Ukraine - A long line of thousands of refugees wait under the snow to access the trains in Lviv train station in the western area of Ukraine.

(L) - An elderly woman visits her house in the periphery of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. (R) View of a toy soldier in the floor of a house recently targeted by a Russian missile in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine.

E.P. 16 years old (with a white hoodie), from the heavily bombarded area of Kharkiv, is seen boarding an autobus at the Poland-Ukrainian border together with his family. His family would later reach Germany to a city completely unknown to them.

A young kid is seen all covered against the cold and the snow at Lviv train station while Ukranian women and children wait in line to try to board trains toward Poland mostly.

On a train riding the traject from the border between Poland and Ukraine and the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, "L", a 6 years old girl, shows a Polish volunteer fighter a drawing she did of her together with her parents. She and her mother were on their way back to Ukraine.

At the funeral and burial in the city of Lviv of members of Ukraine Armed Forces Kyrylo Moroz (26), Dmitri Kotenko (22), Vassyl Vychyvany (28), fellow soldiers and military officers of the Ukrainian armed forces pay their tribute and get ready to shot in the air.

Young members of Ukrainian Armed Forces form in line  the funeral and burial in the city of Lviv of members of Ukraine Armed Forces Kyrylo Moroz (26), Dmitri Kotenko (22), Vassyl Vychyvany (28).

On the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine a shooting instructor is seen explaining some positions to civilians getting some basic formation in combat techniques.

View of a Ukrainian soldier during the celebration of his wedding in the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine.

Diptych: (L) A man stands close to the crater created by a missile that hit an hospitalization and residence facility at a hospital in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. (R) A young resident of the hospitalization facility at a hospital in Mykolaiv holds in hand a part of the missile that hit and destroyed the place.

In the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine, a civilian woman holds a rifle at a shooting and basic combat techniques training camp. 

(L) View of a segment of a mural in the Memorial Complex of Glory in Kharkiv on the 9 of May day, known as Victory Day and that commemorates the Russian soldiers fallen during the World War II. (R) View on a cellphone picture of the apartment of Mr Gennadiy (73 years) that was completely burned after being hit by a rocket some 10 days ago in Kharkiv - Ukraine.

View of destroyed Russian tanks in the area between Elitne and Vilkhivka in the outskirts of Kharkiv.

In the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine, a civilian woman holds a rifle at a shooting and basic combat techniques training camp.

View of the dead body of a Russian soldier laying on the side of the road between Elitne and Vilkhivka on the outskirts of Kharkiv.

A young man member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense group is seen at a training camp in the periphery of Odesa in southern Ukraine.

View of the Memorial Complex of Glory on May 9th. "Victory Day" used to be a day to visit the Complex to commemorate the life of Russian soldiers killed during World War II, but after the Russian war and invasion of Ukraine, the date was almost totally boycotted by the Ukrainians.

(L)One inhabitant of the very few person staying in Elitne area points at a school destroyed by a Russian rocket. (R) The image of Vladimir Lenin at the Metro train station Heroiv Pratsi.

View of a mass grave with Russian soldiers killed in combat while Ukrainian forces fought to retake control of the outskirts of Kharkiv. 

(L) View of the dead body of a Russian soldier laying on the side of the road between Elitne and Vilkhivka on the outskirts of Kharkiv.
(R) A flower flourishes amidst the debris of the children school in Elitne area of Kharkiv periphery.

A mother of a Ukrainian soldier stands for a picture at the entrance of the place where she volunteers at the morgue of Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine. 

At the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine, view of mass and funeral for fallen Ukranian soldiers 

Ukrainian soldiers assist to the mass and funeral of fallen fellow members of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

A mural with pictures of Ukrainian fallen soldiers is seen at the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine, one of the main religious center in the country dedicated to Ukrainian members of Armed Forces.

Polyptich: Amidst the menace of attacks and confrontation with Russian military forces, city workers cover and protect the statues that decorate Rynok Square in central area of Lviv in Ukraine, the historical site is a place declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

At the morgue of Mykolaiv, view of Ukrainian soldiers fallen in combat in heavy attacks with missiles and artillery from Russian forces, at the time the quantity of heavy losses on the Ukrainian side made it very difficult for the morgue to process the bodies and identities.

A woman prays at a mass in the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine. Ukrainian society is in general very religious and the war has turned more people toward assistance to the ceremonies and religious activities in memory and honor of fallen fighters.

(L) the smoke trail of a missile is seen in the sky over Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. (R) In a residential complex in Mykolaiv, Ms Ludmila points at an apartment close to hers that has been destroyed by a missile attack. She states that she doesn't have anywhere to go and had to stay with an elder relative and her cats in her affected apartment.

A member of the security forces of Ukraine visits the site of a heavy missile attack from Russia on a commercial area on the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine. The attack destroyed a French Auchan supermarket and a French sports store Decathlon.

In a residential area of Mykolaiv, firemen fight to control the flames supposedly originated by cluster bombs used to heavily attack the city.

In the periphery of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, Andriy, a young resident of the area, holds in hands the head of the missile that destroyed his car. The missile is probably a surface-surface 9M544 loaded with cluster ammunition that after unloading the bombs continues its trajectory hitting the ground with its destructive inertia.

In Lviv in western Ukraine, the wife of Vassyl Vychyvany (28) holds a picture of his partner who was killed in combat in heavy in Mykolaiv oblast in the south of the country. 

Relatives, friends and members of the community of the small village of Duliby in the rural area of Lviv Oblast, assist the funeral of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th 2022 in a Russian missile attack of a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 kms from Lviv. Mr Kyrylo was the second Vyshyvany brother killed in less than a week after his brother Vassyl was killed in Mykolaiv.

A young girl part of the Ukrainian military forces rise a bouquet of flowers in the air at the funeral and burial in the city of Lviv of members of Ukraine Armed Forces Kyrylo Moroz (26), Dmitri Kotenko (22), Vassyl Vychyvany, (28) and different Ukranian soldiers killed in combat in the war over Russian invasion of Ukraine.

View of the tomb of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a Lieutenant killed on March 13th 2022 in a Russian missile attack of a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 kms from Lviv.

View of a priest holding a cross and praying at a mass in the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine.

Relatives, friends, and members of the community of the small village of Duliby in the rural area of Lviv Oblast assist the funeral of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th, 2022 in a Russian missile attack on a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 km from Lviv.

Polyptych: Military members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces hold the portraits of fellow military officers Oleh Yaschyshyn, Sergio Melnik, Rostyslav Romanchuk, and Kyrylo Vyshyvany killed in the attack on the Yavoriv Military base in the area of Lviv Oblast.

Different priests and religious men of local churches visit the area of Dulaby in the periphery of Lviv for the funerals of military officer Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35).

View of a  balloon with the colors of the Ukraine flag received by Julia Progbodova for her birthday, Julia is a humanitarian aid worker and coordinator is seen at her office in Odesa. Julia has recently received bad news from workers of her NGO team that the roads to leave Kherson have all been closed by occupation Russian forces and for three days the team has been blocked without the possibility of turning back or continuing.

Relatives, friends, and members of the community of the small village of Duliby in the rural area of Lviv Oblast assist the funeral of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th, 2022 in a Russian missile attack on a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 km from Lviv.

The whole community of the area of Duliby in the outskirts of Lviv comes to show their respect to Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th, 2022 in a Russian missile attack on a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 km from Lviv.

View of flags and religious symbols used in funerals of military members of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Polyptich: Landscape at sunset from the road connecting Mykolaiv and Odesa in southern Ukraine.

"Oh bury me, then rise ye up
and break your heavy chains
and water with the tyrants' blood
The freedom you have gained.
And in the great new family,
The family of the free,
With softly spoken, kindly word
Remember also me…

Поховайте та вставайте,
Кайдани порвіте
І вражою злою кров’ю
Волю окропіте.
І мене в сем’ї великій,
В сем’ї вольній, новій,
Не забудьте пом’янути
Незлим тихим словом

Enterradme y levantaos,
las cadenas destrozad,
Y con sangre del tirano rociad
la ganada libertad.
Y a mí en la familia
grande, libre y nueva.
No olvidéis recordarme
con palabra buena…"

Taras Shevchenko - My Testament, 1845

__________________
WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT

Poland - At an improvised refugee camp between Przemysl y Medika area in the border of Poland and Ukraine,

"M", a woman from the Roma community in eastern Ukraine, cries while telling how the bombs were falling from the sky.

Ukraine - A long line of thousands of refugees wait under the snow to access the trains in Lviv train station in the western area of Ukraine.

(L) - An elderly woman visits her house in the periphery of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. (R) View of a toy soldier in the floor of a house recently targeted by a Russian missile in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine.

E.P. 16 years old (with a white hoodie), from the heavily bombarded area of Kharkiv, is seen boarding an autobus at the Poland-Ukrainian border together with his family. His family would later reach Germany to a city completely unknown to them.

A young kid is seen all covered against the cold and the snow at Lviv train station while Ukranian women and children wait in line to try to board trains toward Poland mostly.

On a train riding the traject from the border between Poland and Ukraine and the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, "L", a 6 years old girl, shows a Polish volunteer fighter a drawing she did of her together with her parents. She and her mother were on their way back to Ukraine.

At the funeral and burial in the city of Lviv of members of Ukraine Armed Forces Kyrylo Moroz (26), Dmitri Kotenko (22), Vassyl Vychyvany (28), fellow soldiers and military officers of the Ukrainian armed forces pay their tribute and get ready to shot in the air.

Young members of Ukrainian Armed Forces form in line  the funeral and burial in the city of Lviv of members of Ukraine Armed Forces Kyrylo Moroz (26), Dmitri Kotenko (22), Vassyl Vychyvany (28).

On the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine a shooting instructor is seen explaining some positions to civilians getting some basic formation in combat techniques.

View of a Ukrainian soldier during the celebration of his wedding in the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine.

Diptych: (L) A man stands close to the crater created by a missile that hit an hospitalization and residence facility at a hospital in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. (R) A young resident of the hospitalization facility at a hospital in Mykolaiv holds in hand a part of the missile that hit and destroyed the place.

In the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine, a civilian woman holds a rifle at a shooting and basic combat techniques training camp. 

(L) View of a segment of a mural in the Memorial Complex of Glory in Kharkiv on the 9 of May day, known as Victory Day and that commemorates the Russian soldiers fallen during the World War II. (R) View on a cellphone picture of the apartment of Mr Gennadiy (73 years) that was completely burned after being hit by a rocket some 10 days ago in Kharkiv - Ukraine.

View of destroyed Russian tanks in the area between Elitne and Vilkhivka in the outskirts of Kharkiv.

In the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine, a civilian woman holds a rifle at a shooting and basic combat techniques training camp.

View of the dead body of a Russian soldier laying on the side of the road between Elitne and Vilkhivka on the outskirts of Kharkiv.

A young man member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense group is seen at a training camp in the periphery of Odesa in southern Ukraine.

View of the Memorial Complex of Glory on May 9th. "Victory Day" used to be a day to visit the Complex to commemorate the life of Russian soldiers killed during World War II, but after the Russian war and invasion of Ukraine, the date was almost totally boycotted by the Ukrainians.

(L)One inhabitant of the very few person staying in Elitne area points at a school destroyed by a Russian rocket. (R) The image of Vladimir Lenin at the Metro train station Heroiv Pratsi.

View of a mass grave with Russian soldiers killed in combat while Ukrainian forces fought to retake control of the outskirts of Kharkiv. 

(L) View of the dead body of a Russian soldier laying on the side of the road between Elitne and Vilkhivka on the outskirts of Kharkiv.
(R) A flower flourishes amidst the debris of the children school in Elitne area of Kharkiv periphery.

A mother of a Ukrainian soldier stands for a picture at the entrance of the place where she volunteers at the morgue of Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine. 

At the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine, view of mass and funeral for fallen Ukranian soldiers 

Ukrainian soldiers assist to the mass and funeral of fallen fellow members of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

A mural with pictures of Ukrainian fallen soldiers is seen at the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine, one of the main religious center in the country dedicated to Ukrainian members of Armed Forces.

Polyptich: Amidst the menace of attacks and confrontation with Russian military forces, city workers cover and protect the statues that decorate Rynok Square in central area of Lviv in Ukraine, the historical site is a place declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

At the morgue of Mykolaiv, view of Ukrainian soldiers fallen in combat in heavy attacks with missiles and artillery from Russian forces, at the time the quantity of heavy losses on the Ukrainian side made it very difficult for the morgue to process the bodies and identities.

A woman prays at a mass in the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine. Ukrainian society is in general very religious and the war has turned more people toward assistance to the ceremonies and religious activities in memory and honor of fallen fighters.

(L) the smoke trail of a missile is seen in the sky over Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. (R) In a residential complex in Mykolaiv, Ms Ludmila points at an apartment close to hers that has been destroyed by a missile attack. She states that she doesn't have anywhere to go and had to stay with an elder relative and her cats in her affected apartment.

A member of the security forces of Ukraine visits the site of a heavy missile attack from Russia on a commercial area on the outskirts of Odesa in southern Ukraine. The attack destroyed a French Auchan supermarket and a French sports store Decathlon.

In a residential area of Mykolaiv, firemen fight to control the flames supposedly originated by cluster bombs used to heavily attack the city.

In the periphery of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, Andriy, a young resident of the area, holds in hands the head of the missile that destroyed his car. The missile is probably a surface-surface 9M544 loaded with cluster ammunition that after unloading the bombs continues its trajectory hitting the ground with its destructive inertia.

In Lviv in western Ukraine, the wife of Vassyl Vychyvany (28) holds a picture of his partner who was killed in combat in heavy in Mykolaiv oblast in the south of the country. 

Relatives, friends and members of the community of the small village of Duliby in the rural area of Lviv Oblast, assist the funeral of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th 2022 in a Russian missile attack of a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 kms from Lviv. Mr Kyrylo was the second Vyshyvany brother killed in less than a week after his brother Vassyl was killed in Mykolaiv.

A young girl part of the Ukrainian military forces rise a bouquet of flowers in the air at the funeral and burial in the city of Lviv of members of Ukraine Armed Forces Kyrylo Moroz (26), Dmitri Kotenko (22), Vassyl Vychyvany, (28) and different Ukranian soldiers killed in combat in the war over Russian invasion of Ukraine.

View of the tomb of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a Lieutenant killed on March 13th 2022 in a Russian missile attack of a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 kms from Lviv.

View of a priest holding a cross and praying at a mass in the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv in Western Ukraine.

Relatives, friends, and members of the community of the small village of Duliby in the rural area of Lviv Oblast assist the funeral of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th, 2022 in a Russian missile attack on a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 km from Lviv.

Polyptych: Military members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces hold the portraits of fellow military officers Oleh Yaschyshyn, Sergio Melnik, Rostyslav Romanchuk, and Kyrylo Vyshyvany killed in the attack on the Yavoriv Military base in the area of Lviv Oblast.

Different priests and religious men of local churches visit the area of Dulaby in the periphery of Lviv for the funerals of military officer Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35).

View of a  balloon with the colors of the Ukraine flag received by Julia Progbodova for her birthday, Julia is a humanitarian aid worker and coordinator is seen at her office in Odesa. Julia has recently received bad news from workers of her NGO team that the roads to leave Kherson have all been closed by occupation Russian forces and for three days the team has been blocked without the possibility of turning back or continuing.

Relatives, friends, and members of the community of the small village of Duliby in the rural area of Lviv Oblast assist the funeral of Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th, 2022 in a Russian missile attack on a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 km from Lviv.

The whole community of the area of Duliby in the outskirts of Lviv comes to show their respect to Kyrylo Vyshyvany (35), a military officer killed on March 13th, 2022 in a Russian missile attack on a military training facility in Yavoriv some 60 km from Lviv.

View of flags and religious symbols used in funerals of military members of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Polyptich: Landscape at sunset from the road connecting Mykolaiv and Odesa in southern Ukraine.

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