The traditional souvenir photo was not taken in front of a multitiered wedding cake, with cheering guests. But in the ruins of Kharkiv. She in a white dress, without giving up the veil and bouquet, but with combat boots. Just like him, in a spotless dark gray suit. Natya and Anton, “just married”, hug on the roof of a bombdamaged car on a street in their city. Or rather than what remains: destruction all around, building attics collapsing, windows burned out. But this photo of the Ukrainian couple also becomes a message of hope and restart, a symbol that life goes on despite the war. And it’s going around the world, relaunched by the social networks.
Marriage in the rubble in Kharkiv for Nastya Gracheva and Anton Sokolov, she is a nurse in an oncology clinic, and he is a doctor. As soon as the war began, the two newlyweds began providing medical assistance to the people of their country. When they ran out of medicine, they started fundraising and getting more for the people who needed it.
Wedding in a city under constant fire can be like this: a photo zone against the background of a destroyed historical building and a bombed downtown, a ceremony in the subway. This is a strong message to the world Kharkiv resist and live. pic.twitter.com/4PtGw0IRqJ
Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) April 3, 2022
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