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- A photo exhibition by Ukrainian photographers opened at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, highlighting the destruction of water infrastructure during the war.
- The exhibition features over 30 photographs and will run until 20 April 2026.
- The event is part of the international tour of Caritas Ukraine’s project “WASHinWAR: Water, War and Resilience.”
- At the opening, the documentary film Water Will Be Tomorrow was screened, focusing on the village of Afanasiivka in Mykolaiv region.
- The photographs illustrate how the war limits access to water and affects everyday life.
A photo exhibition by Ukrainian photographers has opened at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, highlighting the destruction of water infrastructure in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion.
The exhibition will run until 20 April 2026 and features over 30 photographs by Stas Kozliuk, Vyacheslav Ratynskyi, Kostyantyn Liberov, Yevhen Vik, Petro Batanov, and Roman Pylypiy.
The photographs document destroyed dams, water pipelines, pumping stations, and reservoirs.
The exhibition is part of Caritas Ukraine’s international advocacy initiative “WASHinWAR: Water, War and Resilience,” which demonstrates how the war affects access to water.
Oslo is the first city in the project’s international tour, which combines the photo exhibition, documentary films, and expert discussions.
Throughout 2026–2027, the project is planned to be presented in European capitals, the United States, and on international political and expert platforms.
At the opening, the documentary film Water Will Be Tomorrow by director Lesia Bakalets was screened. It tells the story of the village of Afanasiivka in Mykolaiv region, which endured eight months of occupation, followed by flooding and contamination of drinking water sources after the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was blown up by Russian forces in summer 2023.
At some point, you realise that what was once taken for granted can disappear and never return. For example, water. Living for some time in a city without drinking water makes you appreciate being able to turn on the tap, fill a kettle, and have a cup of tea.
– journalist and photo reporter Stas Kozliuk.
Stas Kozliuk documented the aftermath of the Kakhovka HPP explosion, including flooding in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, and in 2024, he captured the consequences of contamination of the Desna River in Chernihiv region, which caused massive fish die-offs. These works are also featured in the Oslo exhibition.
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