Post-war recovery of Ukraine is impossible without preserving the memory of crimes against our country and its citizens. Therefore, we consider it very important to support art projects aimed at spreading information about the destruction.

That is why Ukraine`s Renovation  League ONOVA announces the beginning of cooperation with the volunteer project "War Up Close" aimed at memorializing the destruction.

The memorandum of cooperation was signed by project director Ihor Ivanov and chief coordinator of the ONOVA League, chairman of the board of the Public Union “Ukrainian Found of Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving” Yehor Stefanovych.

Bucha. Destroyed residential complex "Continent"

Gostomel airfield. Mriya

Irpin. Destroyed streets of the city

Ivankiv. Destroyed private house

Kharkiv.

Kyiv. Residential building on Chornobylska Street

"Our project, using 360° circular panoramas, drone videos, and 3D modeling, demonstrates in detail to the world community what the genocide of the Ukrainian nation looks like. These materials are clear evidence of Russia's crimes, and we hope they will help bring the aggressor to justice. Despite the danger, we are recording crimes against Ukraine and humanity for all future generations to preserve the memory of this tragedy forever," said Igor Ivanov.

"War Up Close" has already organized several international exhibitions, where footage of crimes was shown using VR glasses to immerse visitors in a deeper experience. In addition, together with the Kyiv and Chernihiv regional state administrations, the project launched VR museums of war memory.

"The activities of "War Up Close" have a lot in common with the tasks we set for the ONOVA League. In particular, like us, the project records the destruction caused by the aggressor and posts it on Google maps, social media, and the project's website. Therefore, we see a wide field for joint work, not only to record the destruction, but also to draw attention to the restoration of Ukraine to as many people and organizations as possible around the world," said Yehor Stefanovych, Chief Coordinator of the ONOVA League.

Photo by Seymour Kazimov (Azerbaijan), a well-known journalist and photojournalist who specializes in creating materials from "hot" spots of the world for national and well-known international media. 

He took these photos during the Humanitarian Media Mission project of the PU UFEES in March-April 2022. Then, together with the team of the Public Union, he visited Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, and Kyiv region and saw the consequences of shelling and occupation with his own eyes.

Let's renew Ukraine and preserve the memory for posterity together!