Dispatch from Ukraine no.2 – Ron Haviv

Photo by Ron Haviv / VII. Ukrainians flee as the Russians advance into Irpin, Ukraine, March 10, 2022.

With the war in Ukraine in its third week, what is it like to photograph in Kyiv now?

I was interviewed for VII Insider on 13 March to find out more about how I have been working and what I’ve been seeing.

This follows on from my first audio dispatch from Kyiv on 2 March and came the same day we learned of the death of the American filmmaker Brent Renaud.

Here is my discussion with David Campbell, managing editor of VII Insider.

People flee Russian forces advancing in the town of Irpin March 12, 2022.
They were forced to cross a bridge, destroyed by Ukrainians, and pass through areas that have been attacked by artillery. Ron Haviv / VII

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