Gleb’s dad suffers from a chronic spine disease and barely can work. His mother takes care of her men and doesn’t have enough time for a stable job. The family’s income is less than 100 USD. Gleb’s parents don’t have enough money to get Gleb prepared for school, so they decided to postpone Gleb’s first grade for one year.
// The picture is taken on assignment for "Joint" charity organization (www.jdc.org) which provides the family with financial support

Mark is 5 years old. He suffers from autism, cannot speak and hardly communicates with anyone, except his mom and dad. He lives with his parents in a tiny rented room of a dormitory

In the past she was a known lawyer and wife of a famous actor. Now she is bed-bound and her life consists only of her memories.

Sofia resides in the slums of Kharkov with parents and 3 siblings. She got pregnant at the age of 18. Her future baby’s father doesn’t plan to participate in Sofia’s life anymore

Anastasia lives with her husband and kid suffering from autism in a small rented room of a dormitory

Anna is one of 10 inhabitants of a 3-room flat. 8 of the inhabitants are kids, 2 grown-ups are sisters. Most of the children have different fathers none of which ever participates in the family’s life.

Angelina lives with her grandmother in a rented room of a shared apartment. Her mother rejected her right after giving birth. Her father is in jail. The grandmother sold her apartment and spent most of the money trying to get her son out of jail but it didn’t help much.

// The picture is taken on assignment for "Joint" charity organization (www.jdc.org) which provides Angelina and her grandmother with financial support and helps with after-school activities.

// The picture is taken on assignment for "Joint" charity organization (www.jdc.org) which provides funding for the day care center for children with disabilities from disadvantaged families

Angelina lives with her grandmother in a tiny rented room of a huge shared apartment where even a kitchen is missing. Angelina’s mother rejected her right after giving birth, her father is in a prison.


// The picture is taken on assignment for "Joint" charity organization (www.jdc.org) which provides Angelina and her grandmother with financial support and helps with after-school activities.

Near a hospital destroyed by bombings

The hospital was caught in a cross-fire in June, 2014. Many patients and staff members didn’t manage to escape because escape route was under constant fire.

During the war Anna’s house in Semenovka was destroyed by shells. Her husband has died of heart attack being unable to overcome the stress

Raisa has 2 grown-up kids and disabled husband. The family has no stable income. They don’t buy food and survive only due to the Joint fund humanitarian help

This family had own house and business in Donetsk. In 2014 they military actions forced them to leave their hometown

// The picture is taken on assignment for "Joint" charity organization (www.jdc.org) which provides funding for the day care center for children with disabilities from disadvantaged families

Boris suffers from psycho-neurologic disease all his life. He is absolutely alone in his 2-room apartment. Due to his disease Boris is always stressed. He suspects that everyone around him spies.
// The picture is taken on assignment for "Joint" charity organization (www.jdc.org) which provides Boris with financial support and homecare services.