A look at some of Ukraine's mid-20th-century architecture, threatened by development, but most obviously of course by Russian bombs and missiles. From Kiev-based Dmytro Soloviov's book Ukrainian Modernism:

Ukraine’s modernist buildings are an extraordinary blend of function, avant-garde aesthetics and ingenious design, but despite these qualities, they remain largely unrecognised. This is a result of several factors, including the stigma of belonging to the Soviet era, corruption, neglect, as well as the ongoing threat of destruction from both unscrupulous developers and war. Photographer Dmytro Soloviov has crossed Ukraine documenting them to form the most comprehensive publication available on the subject.

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[Photos: Dmytro Soloviov]

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