IDPs

Technique:
Oil on canvas
Year:
2022

The Russia-Ukraine war that began in 2014 forced many Ukrainians to move to other regions. Internal emigration intensified with the onset of a full-scale invasion. In the first days, people evacuated to the western regions, which are considered safer ones. After the liberation of the Kyiv region, some people began to return. Nevertheless, the internal displacement continues and is from time to time intensifying due to various circumstances, such as the ongoing rocket attacks on civilian objects by Russian forces or the threats of using nuclear weapons. To define the status of people who were forced to evacuate to another region of Ukraine due to war, the term «internally displaced person» was introduced. The author examines this fragile state of Ukrainians during the active phase of the war and the constant change of their geography.

Sasha Roshen. IDPs