Homeless in Kharkiv, Ukraine – in pictures

Homeless adults queue for soup delivered by the Depaul charity.
Photograph: Nick Turner

Homeless adults can receive medical assistance and lunch from Depaul in Kharkiv.
Photograph: Nick Turner

Depaul's outreach programmes are aimed at adults, street children and families in crisis.
Photograph: Nick Turner

Andriy, 20, who did not want to give his real name, is recovering at the Depaul centre after accidentally setting himself on fire in a forest. He left his family home at eight.
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Children who are thought of be at risk of running away from home come to the Depaul minibus for soup and sandwiches three times a week.
Photograph: Nick Turner

Metalist stadium, nicknamed 'the spider' is one of the stadiums that will host the Euro matches.
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Yevheniy, 16 (not his real name), survives by selling stolen scrap metal. He has drifted in and out of his family home for several years.
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Metalist stadium in Kharkiv has undergone a €60m renovation for the Euros. Photograph: Nick Turner

Sascha Filonenko, 16, a former street child, has been fostered by a family living near Kolomak, around 70 miles from Kharkiv. Photograph: Nick Turner

Like Sascha, Artem Nevedrov, 15, found a home with a foster family after playing in the Street Child World Cup tournament in Durban in 2010. Artem says: 'I owe the tournament my dreams of a family.'
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Tanya Lyashenko, 16, also played in the Street Child World Cup. Once a street child, Tanya has been fostered and now hopes to become a chemist. Photograph: Nick Turner

Pasha Ponomarenko, 16, introduced his foster family to friends who were also representing Ukraine in the 2010 Street Child World Cup.
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Tanya, Artem and Pasha still enjoy playing football outside the home of their foster family in the town of Kolomak.
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A homeless woman collects bread and soup at the Depaul midday drop-in in Kharkiv. Photograph: Nick Turner

Vitaly is a regular visitor to the Depaul minibus that delivers food to homeless young people around the city three times a week.
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Vitaly shares a 10ftsq underground space with up to a dozen others in winter. Photograph: Nick Turner

Vitaly left home with his twin brother when they were seven. Since then, he has survived on the streets. His brother is now in jail. Photograph: Nick Turner

Vitaly stands next to the tunnel leading to the underground space where he lives in winter. Vast pipes transport hot water through the area, providing warmth for him and up to a dozen other young homeless people. Photograph: Nick Turner