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Ukraine, the war of nerves (World 2023, by Niels Ackermann) - Swiss Press Award

Kyiv, Ukraine, 29 janvier 2022. Face au monument de la Mère Patrie, Un tank aux couleurs de l'ukraine fait face à deux tanks russes. L'installation originale n'en contenait qu'un. Un second, plus moderne a été ajouté.
Niels Ackermann
Kyiv, Ukraine, 29 janvier 2022. Face au monument de la Mère Patrie, Un tank aux couleurs de l'ukraine fait face à deux tanks russes. L'installation originale n'en contenait qu'un. Un second, plus moderne a été ajouté.
Photo / World
2023

Ukraine, the war of nerves

Niels Ackermann

Just weeks before Russia's massive invasion begins, many are still skeptical that such a ludicrous scenario could come to fruition. Across the country, we see how the conflict triggered by neighboring Russia in 2014 has profoundly transformed Ukraine. From Kyiv's startups to the devastated streets of Avdiivka, from the mayor's office in Kharkiv to territorial defense training.

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Ukraine, the war of nerves

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Photo / World
2023

Niels Ackermann

Just weeks before Russia's massive invasion begins, many are still skeptical that such a ludicrous scenario could come to fruition. Across the country, we see how the conflict triggered by neighboring Russia in 2014 has profoundly transformed Ukraine. From Kyiv's startups to the devastated streets of Avdiivka, from the mayor's office in Kharkiv to territorial defense training.

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Niels Ackermann / Swiss Press Award

Niels Ackermann

Photographe, Genève, 1987

Niels has worked as a photojournalist for the Swiss and international press since 2007. Working on Ukraine since 2009, he has published three books dedicated to the country. These include the post-Chernobyl youth (2016), the management of the Soviet legacy (2017), and the war unleashed by Russia (2021). The perpetual quest for nuance is a cardinal point of his work. An idea that the world is too complex to be summed up in binary oppositions between good and evil, between right and wrong, and that it is often better to ask new questions than to provide answers yourself. After focusing on Ukraine for more than 13 years, Niels is now interested in the Swiss political system. In addition to photography, Niels holds a degree in political science from the University of Geneva. He now lives in Geneva, where he co-founded the photography collective Lundi13.

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