UAPP in partnership with the Kyiv Independent continues its monthly feature — a selection of key photographs that most accurately capture the events, mood, and challenges of each month of the full-scale war.

In this selection — not just major events, but also everyday moments that become symbols of the times through the lens. Photographs that capture pain, dignity, exhaustion, strength, and hope. Images that help us see and remember. Together, we are creating a visual archive of history unfolding right now.

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra after a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026.
Photo Mykyta Shandyba / UNITED24 Media

А girl jumps over a bonfire during Kupala Night celebrations in Vytachiv, Ukraine, June 21, 2026.
Photo Serhii Mykhalchuk

Soldiers from the First Center for Unmanned Systems prepare medium- and long-range strike drones for launch at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, photo taken on May 21, 2026 / published on June 30, 2026.
Photo Serhii Korovayny / NPR

Ukrainian air defenders shoot down Russian Shahed drones over the Black Sea during a nighttime attack on Odesa, June 5, 2026.
Photo Oleg Palchyk

A Ukrainian forensic expert in protective gear stands inside a refrigerated railway car among the bodies of fallen servicemen returned by Russia for identification. Ukraine, photo taken on May 27, 2026 / published on June 3, 2026.
Photo Mykyta Shandyba / UNITED24 Media

Ukrainians welcome buses carrying 185 Ukrainian servicemen and one civilian released from Russian captivity during the latest prisoner exchange. Ukraine, June 5, 2026.
Photo Maksym Kishka / Frontliner Media

A Ukrainian serviceman released from Russian captivity wipes away tears aboard a bus following the 75th prisoner exchange, which brought 185 Ukrainian service members home. Ukraine, June 5, 2026.
Photo Roman Pashkovskiy

People examine an industrial building damaged by a Russian guided aerial bomb strike in Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirskyi district. A 23-year-old woman was killed and ten other people were injured in the attack. Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 29, 2026.
Photo Ivan Samoilov / The Ukrainians Media

A participant in the Kyiv Pride march in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 21, 2026.
Photo Mykhaylo Palinchak

The aftermath of a massive Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026.
Photo by Pavlo Petrov / Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the city of Kyiv

Working on the selection:
Georhii Ivanchenko
Olga Kovalova
Irynka Hromotska