Photography Federico RadaelliBeautyPhoto story Go behind the scenes of a Ukrainian bodybuilding competitionEarlier this month the Diamond Cup took place in Kiev. As part of our ongoing report on Ukraine, we sent photographer Federico Radaelli behind the scenes to capture the sightsShareLink copied ✔️December 16, 2018BeautyPhoto story TextDazed BeautyOn Ukraine: Bodybuilding19 Imagesview more + For the first in our series of global reports, which investigate attitudes to beauty around the world, art director Ben Ditto headed to Ukraine to create seven stories on bodybuilders, bridal traditions, wig trade, rave style, salon culture, wreaths, and beauty among the older generations. Read his editor's letter here. Taking place earlier this month at the Ukrainian House convention centre in Kiev was the Diamond Cup, an IFBB event which saw bodybuilders from around the world compete in categories including Classic Bodybuilding and Bikini. We sent photographer Federico Radaelli to capture the scenes, while Anastasiia Gutnyk created an exclusive film. Photographer: Federico Radaelli @federicoradaelli1Stylist: Anastasiia Gutnyk @gut9anastasiia Film: Anastasiia Gutnyk @gut9anastasiiaMusic: Andrey Kostyukov Hair: Julia Stets @stetsjulia Makeup: Yulia Zalesskaya @yulyazalesskaya