ASHES OF WAR
Sculptures Forged from the Debris of War
Iconic Sculptures Created from Authentic Battlefield Fragments by Sergey Melnikoff • MFF, an American Artist Working in Active War Conditions
Documented by Mariia Universaliuk
Breaking News • 4 August 2026 | The European MFF Studio has been established in Latvia, where the next chapter of the Ashes of War project is now underway.
30 July 2026 | The European tour of the sculptural composition Cross of Peace and the steel icon The Holy Mandylion began at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Skaistkalne, Latvia, following a personal invitation from the Archbishop of Riga, Metropolitan Zbigņevs Stankevičs →
22 June 2026 | The State Information Agency GIACHECHEN PRESS has published an article by Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, dedicated to artist Sergey Melnikoff (MFF) and his latest work from the Ashes of War series, Allahu Akbar →
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