The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India implemented an exhibition titled "Ukraine Now: Darkness vs Light. Children Dream about Peace", which opened on April 14, 2022. The Polish Institute in India, the Pharmaceutical Company "Kusum", and representatives of the Ukrainian community in India served as partners and partial sponsors for the exhibition.

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The main idea of the exhibition is to showcase the horrific consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the struggle of Ukrainians for freedom, and their unwavering desire for peace. The exhibition is divided into two parts — "dark" and "light".

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The "dark" part contains photographs by Ukrainian war correspondents Mstyslav Chernov and Andriy Dubchak, as well as materials provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the telegram channel "Azov-Mariupol".

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The "light" part showcases drawings by Ukrainian children, created at the end of 2021 and provided to the Embassy within the framework of the "Children to Children" project by the head of the International Charity Fund "Ukraine-Israel-Transit". In the drawings, children share their dreams and express their desire to befriend peers from different countries around the world. The most profound dream of Ukrainian children has always been and remains unchanged — it is peace in their homeland.

The video was shot and edited by the Polish Institute in New Delhi.