Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys<\/a><\/p>\n“The juxtaposition of normalcy while living in a war-torn country. At night, there is nothing going on. About 8:30 or 9 a.m., people just teem out. And they’re going to work. They’re going to play; they’re going to school,” Doody said. “I wanted to capture shots of the moment in Kyiv and what was going on. With people I found myself being a lot more sensitive.”<\/p>\n
He said he met an elderly woman in St. Michael’s Golden Dome Monastery, who was maintaining a candelabra of small candles for the fallen and the still fighting.<\/p>\n
“Another was Freedom Square, which was covered in Ukrainian flags and patriotism. There is one area which is a field covered with thousands of photographs. There was a man who is kneeling and communing with a photograph, and he was just talking,” Doody said.<\/p>\n
But while most of his time was spent in Kyiv, Doody also visited some of the surrounding areas, like Borodyanka, a town briefly occupied by the Russian Army.<\/p>\n
“I went to visit the memorial for the fallen. Ludmilla had a broom. And she had survived the 30 some days of occupation, and all of these atrocities. Her contribution is she sweeps the graves,” Doody said.<\/p>\n
A month later, back in Chicago, Doody’s message is simple.<\/p>\n
“Save Ukraine. Support these people. I just hope the U.S. continues to support them in every way possible. Europe is behind them. To see Ukraine fall, I think would be devastating,” he said.<\/p>\n
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