The market has always been there. He is so constant, the center of everything. It was great to go to the subway in the morning and buy something for breakfast. When you live here and go every day, it's as if you already know everyone and they know you."
Oksana Pavlenko was born and spent most of her life in Lukyanivka in Kyiv. Her grandparents got an apartment in a new building in the area back in the 1950s. The woman encountered a full-scale invasion already in her apartment, also in Lukinivka.
Lukyanivka is one of the old districts of Kyiv, which suffered almost the biggest losses due to the war. In particular, due to the fact that the Artem plant is located here, which the Russian army has targeted dozens of times. Today Lukinivka looks sad, but not desolate. There is traditionally busy traffic, lots of flowers, new cafes and pleasant courtyards with the smell of home cooking.
In this photo report, Sospilana tells about Lukyanivka and its changes through the memories of a man who has lived here for 35 years.
Photo: Social News/Ivan Antipenko.