Ukrainian photography exhibition in Cork shows warts-and-all reality of the frontline

Journalist who fled the war helps organise event to highlight devastating impact of Russian invasion

People hide in a Kyiv metro station, during an air raid. One of the exhibits showcasing impact of war in Ukraine which is now open in Cork. Picture: Dmytro Laryn / Ukrainska Pravda.

A veteran Ukrainian journalist who fled the war to Ireland with his wife and family has helped organise a photographic exhibition in Cork to highlight the devastating impact of the Russian invasionon his country.

Yevgeniy Ikhelzon, the former deputy editor of Ukraine’s largest daily newspaper, Segodnya, and who is now living in north Cork, said a similar exhibition opened in the German parliament building, the Bundestag in Berlin on Tuesday, and there are hopes to bring the display on a tour of European cities over the coming weeks.