Ukrainian troops posed for an artwork by Emeric Lhuisset,
Ukrainian troops posed for an artwork by Emeric Lhuisset, "From far away, I hear the Cossacks reply" (2023).
  • Ukrainian troops recreated a classic scene from a 19th Century painting.
  • The iconic painting and the new artwork based on it portray Ukraine's refusal to give up.
  • Yet the painting that depicts Ukrainian identity is held in a Russian museum.

Ukrainian warriors gathered round a wood table laugh as they one-up each other's insults in writing a reply to the leader of an invading empire.