In partnership with the Kyiv Independent, UAPP continues its monthly series – a selection of key photographs that most accurately capture the events, mood, and challenges of another month of the full-scale war.

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

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State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) personnel observe a large fire at enterprise warehouses in the Boryspil district of Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. The fire was caused by a Russian attack. Rescuers are waiting for the all-clear signal to begin extinguishing the fire.
Photo by Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

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Ukrainian air defense fires at a Russian drone over Kyiv during a drone attack on the capital of Ukraine, August 30, 2026.
Photo by Serhii Supinsky / AFP via Getty Images

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A rescuer inspects the charred remains of the "Pochaina" book market (formerly known as "Petrivka") after a night Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, August 16, 2026. Several rows of market stalls with books and stationery were completely burned down in the attack. Rescuers worked on the scene to extinguish the massive fire. The book market had been operating in the capital for nearly 30 years and was one of the largest book trade hubs in Ukraine.
Photo by Mykhailo Palinchak

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Local residents at the site of a Russian missile strike on a warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 5, 2026.
Photo by Andrii Kravchenko / Bloomberg via Getty Images

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An elderly woman stands near the body of her grandson, who died as a result of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 20, 2026.
Photo by Oleksandr Magula / Suspilne news

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Passengers walk to the exit of the railway station, covered with anti-drone nets, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, August 3, 2026.
Photo by Anastasiia Leliuk

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People spend the night hiding in the Lukianivska metro station during a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, August 20, 2026.
Photo by Oleksandr Magula

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Ukrainian service members of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade at infantry positions in the Sumy region, Ukraine, August 28, 2026. Due to the constant threat of Russian FPV drones, movement and logistics near the front line are significantly complicated, and troop rotations can be delayed for weeks. In some areas, supplies are carried out primarily by drones. Due to the danger of setting up traditional trenches, the military creates deep underground shelters and passages where they can spend extended periods.
Photo by Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

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Passengers return to the Lviv-Dnipro passenger train after evacuation due to the threat of a Russian drone attack, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. Due to a massive Russian attack, trains to and from Dnipro were delayed by approximately six hours. During the trip, passengers were evacuated from the train four times due to air raid alerts.
Photo by Taras Fedorenko

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A park worker prepares a 24-meter Ukrainian flag to be raised on an 85-meter flagpole in "Yuvileinyi" park in the center of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on State Flag Day, August 23, 2026. Over the previous two months, Russian forces destroyed five flags in Kramatorsk using FPV drones. The day before, industrial climber Artem Nizelnyk spent five hours at the top of the flagpole, repairing the flag-raising mechanism under the constant threat of Russian drone attacks.
Photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi

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The selection was produced by:
Heorhii Ivanchenko
Olga Kovalova
Irynka Hromotska

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