6 Klymenko's first ammo-box icon depicted the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. 7 Klymenko says the icon appeared to be “at least 800 years old” when painted on war-scuffed wood.

Visiting a military base in 2014, Ukrainian artist and icon painter Oleksandr Klymenko was struck by how much the bottom and cover of a wooden ammunition box could resemble a Christian icon panel.