Ukrainian Couple Weds Under Anti-Drone Nets in Kramatorsk Combat Zone

Love under anti-drone nets: Ukrainian couple wed in Kramatorsk combat zone

‘At a time when Russia is trying to spread gloom and darkness … it is important to create something beautiful,’ says combat medic Tetiana as she weds army captain Oleksandr In the bright early afternoon sun of Kramatorsk’s central and now ironically named Peace Square, Tetiana, in her bridal dress, and Oleksandr, in his military uniform, are holding up their phones at the ready. It is a public holiday, 35 years since Ukraine’s declaration of independence, and a popular day for a wedding, thou...

By Dan Sabbagh in Kramatorsk. Photographs by Julia Kochetova