UAPP, in partnership with Kyiv Independent, is launching a monthly cycle of publications of key photos of the month relating to the full-scale invasion.

Some captured a certain historical event, others — ordinary moments, talentedly transformed by photography into a symbol. They are all part of a new story that we are creating together.

Relatives embrace a Ukrainian prisoner of war released from Russian captivity during an exchange, in an unnamed location in Ukraine, May 6, 2025.
Photo by Alexander Magula/Public

Wreckage among wildflowers on the island of Zmiiny, Ukraine, in May 2025. The Ukrainian military is on duty in the background.
Photo by Konstantin Liberov

Relatives, friends and others present say goodbye to three brothers and sisters killed by a Russian missile strike during a farewell ceremony at a cemetery in Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, May 28, 2025.
Photo by Roman Filipia/AFP

A wounded soldier at a stabilization post in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in May 2025.
Photo by Lisa Bukreeva

A White Angels crew walks along a road covered with FPV drones during the evacuation of civilians in the direction of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, May 12, 2025.
Photo by Julia Kochetova

Combat work of operators of heavy night drones from the unit “Kazan” of the motorized infantry battalion of the 24th separate mechanized brigade named after King Daniel on the outskirts of Chasovy Yar, Donetsk region, May 16, 2025.
Photo by Oleg Petrasyuk

Shakhtar fans celebrate their team's victory in the Ukrainian Cup final over Dynamo in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025.
Photo by Anastasia Vlasova

Relatives and military meet Ukrainian prisoners of war after a large-scale exchange with Russia at an unnamed location in Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2025. On the same night, the Ukrainian capital was attacked by drones and missiles after the start of a major exchange that is due to continue over the weekend.
Photo by Andriy Kravchenko

Rescuers extinguish a fire in a private house in the Saltovka district of Kharkiv after a large-scale attack by Russian drones, April 29, 2025.
Photo by George Ivanchenko

The selection was worked on:
George Ivanchenko
Olga Kovalyova
Irinka Gromotska