Nikolietta Stoianova

Reporter

Photojournalist from Odesa whose work documents life in wartime Ukraine, capturing the stark contrast between destruction and everyday life.

14 Aug., 2026 - Ruslana Sushko - Maksym Kishka - Nikolietta Stoianova

‘They called him the sun of Donbas’: Oleksii Yukov searched for the dead for more than 25 years

Oleksii Yukov was killed on Aug. 5, 2026, when his car struck a mine in Lyman hromada, Donetsk region. He was 40. For more than 25 years, Yukov searched for the dead, first traveling to the battlefields of past wars.