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Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics — this is why it matters

The mosaics covering the facades of factories, cultural centers, and apartment blocks across eastern Ukraine were designed with a specific kind of permanence in mind. They survived the Soviet collapse, the chaos of the 1990s, and decades of post-industrial neglect. What these mosaics couldn't survive was Russian artillery. As Russia’s full-scale war enters its fifth year, the fighting is erasing art that was meant to be indestructible. Photographer Oleg Petrasiuk has captured not just images o

Mosaics in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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